Pamela Wible Reports: Recent Episodes
Pamela Wible MD
Pamela Wible, M.D., reports medical news, politics, and culture. Known for her original investigative reporting on medical student/physician suicide and human rights violations in medicine, Dr. Wible takes on taboo topics that impact your life now. She features whistleblower stories and champions change agents who challenge our culture and beliefs while offering practical tips and business strategies for those who value independence, innovation, and truth.
Can depressed doctors get emotional help without license repercussions? Is it even possible for physicians to get confidential mental health care? Read full article: https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/depressed-doctor-how-to-get-confidential-mental-health-help-for-physicians/
Tonight's advanced business strategy session on how to add a consulting/coaching arm to your ideal clinic—or maybe even go 100% coaching . . . a great “retirement” gig :) THIS IS FOR YOU IF . . . 1. You are unmatched to residency, did not complete residency or do not have an active medical license. 2. You want to retire, yet continue to work a really cool retirement gig as your own boss. 3. Want to add a consulting/coaching arm to your existing ideal clinic (you may enjoy it so much that you go 100% coaching/consulting). What is a physician coach? A physician coach helps clients move from their present state to a more desirable future in a co-creative partnership either one-on-0ne or in small curated groups. A coach will help clients normalize emotions, identify challenges and transform obstacles into victories to achieve goals. YOU DO NOT NEED A MEDICAL LICENSE to be a health coach.
Interview by Dr. Pamela Wible with physician Dr. Kendra Campbell who launched a nonprofit clinic. We discuss pros and cons of nonprofit clinic business model.
Positive and negative effects of trauma in physicians & medical professionals, triggers and how to disrupt the cycle by choosing empowering actions to prevent long-term sequelae. How to support physicians with vicarious trauma as a result of patient care during natural disasters and pandemics. Innovative health care delivery models to use during a crisis. By Pamela Wible, MD & Sydney Ashland.
Dr. Wible's keynote on preventing physician suicide and creating a culture of wellness among orthopaedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and veterinarians. Concepts apply to all specialties and professions. Culture can make or break individuals, teams, and your medical institution. Organizational culture will lead to loss of physician lives through early retirement, poor productivity and morale—and even suicide. Here's how to create high-performing teams in high-stress environments full of people who love their jobs and continually demonstrate their commitment to each other and the patients they serve. Saving patient lives begins with honoring and respecting the lives of those who are responsible for their care. Kick-off keynote delivered on February 7, 2020 at AO North America, an international organization serving veterinarians, craniomaxillofacial, hand, spine, and trauma surgeons. Full transcript available at https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/creating-a-culture-of-wellness-keynote/
Full transcript & more: https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/death-row-health-care-stand-up-comedy/
Full transcript here: https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/beloved-doctor-dies-in-physician-health-program-her-husband-wants-to-know-why/
Dr. Wible reveals the results of her investigation into more than 1,300 doctor suicides—and shares simple solutions to medicine's hidden epidemic. Listen in to Psych Congress 2019 closing keynote for an uplifting and life-changing education on why "happy" doctors die by suicide and how you can prevent the next suicide.
Dr. Wible shares result from her 7-year investigation into doctor suicides at the Pennsylvania Medical Society Physician Resilience Summit on June 5, 2019.
Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine Commencement 2019. Pamela Wible MD share her most inspiring patients with the graduates.
Dr. Pamela Wible presents strategies for living your spiritual calling in medicine to medical students at University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. Three-hour block for second-year students with two-hour presentation and one-hour question/answer session. Presentation received a standing ovation. Enjoy.
Dr. Wible shares the lives of three Florida physicians lost to suicide a Volusia County Medical Society followed by a panel discussion.
Lively keynote address to hundreds of pre-health career students. Here's how you decide the best path to a profession that you will LOVE!
After her keynote "Finding your bliss—beating physician burnout," Dr. Wible is interviewed on our doctor suicide crisis and how we can change medical culture.
Wildest keynote! Singing and dancing across stage with 4000 doctors in Las Vegas. Rowdiest audience EVER! Interrupted by clapping 13 times and laughing all the way through! 100% funnest talk I’ve ever delivered. ENJOY . . . and the quick 3-minute colonic cleanse for "burnout" is revealed!
Remembering those we lost, ending suicide censorship & saving the lives of our beloved physicians in Oklahoma and across the globe.
Dr. Pamela Wible and Sydney Ashland share the top 5 ways to maintain your sense of self in medical training & beyond.
Dr. Wible reviews 13 case studies from her suicide registry with more than 1100 doctor suicides—and offers solutions to our physician suicide epidemic.
500 doctors gathered in NYC for a 2-day event culminating in this memorial march to eulogize the tens of thousands of doctors we’ve lost to suicide—and to demand justice.
My data from more than 1000 doctor suicides I've investigated including 33 orthopaedic surgeons reveals some simple solutions to prevent the loss of our doctors to suicide. Presnted as a keynote at the Chicago Orthopaedic Symposium on 8/18/18 and fully transcribed here: http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/33-orthopaedic-surgeon-suicides-how-to-prevent-34/
After losing 3 doctors to suicide from one building—Mount Sinai sent out a mass email on May 30th asking their staff to “consider wearing odd socks” on June 1 to support “International Physician Mental Awareness Day” along with an image of a resident face palming with pugs on left pink sock and bananas riding skateboards on right turquoise sock. Could #CrazySocks4Docs, a campaign started by an Australian cardiologist, actually prevent doctor suicide? Or is this a distraction and diversion?
The shocking reasons we are losing so many skilled physicians to suicide—inside our hospitals—and how to prevent the next one.
"Dear Dr. Wible, two residents have killed themselves within a single month at NYU Langone. One of them hanged herself in my finance's building. The building's windows were jammed to not open more than a couple of inches after another resident jumped to her death two years ago. I guess they thought this and offering student counseling services would stop residents from killing themselves. A part of me wants to apologize for the last sentence and ward off my cynicism, but I won't because, as you said, we need to shine a light on medicine's dirty little secret before it's too late. There are posters offering counseling services and heartfelt emails being sent to the students, but here's one thing no one in power to help is mentioning—the supervisors and their bullying.”
March 10, 2018 keynote address to the American Medical Student Association discussing the Do No Harm documentary. Delivered by Dr. Pamela Wible, Robyn Symon, John Dietl with poignant Q/A with premedical and medical students.
How to know if medical school is the right path for you. Plus free session with mentors Dr. Pamela Wible and Daniel Herzberg who can help you figure out what to do next.
Doctors are being reprimanded and punished for crying when patients die, praying with patients, having anxiety, depression, or even a migraine; inquiring why a doctor was fired (who then died by suicide), being too nice to “replaceable” staff and more . . .
Here's how doctors routinely undermine their capacity to help their patients—and themselves.
Dr. Pamela Wible and Sydney Ashland discuss the top 5 factors that lead to physician PTSD, a common yet underreported condition among medical doctors.
Discover the top 5 things doctors need from patients (& what patients need from doctors). It's not what you think.
Encouraging anyone to die by suicide is sick. Giving instructions is deadly. Getting a salary to do it is criminal. Some medical school professors tell students to die by suicide—often with step-by-step instructions. Should these instructors be convicted of manslaughter when students follow their instructions?
Pimping is a dangerous “teaching” technique in which a student is publicly interrogated with rapid-fire questions (often about obscure medical minutiae). Here's how to stop it.
This FREE audiobook (the unabridged recording of Physician Suicide Letters—Answered by Pamela Wible, M.D.) is read by the author and is dedicated to all medical students, to every child who has ever dreamed of being a doctor, and to all those who have lost their lives in pursuit of healing others. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. You may save a life.
"I lost my son Sean Petro on Mother’s Day 2016. Not only did I lose my only child the day he chose to end his life. I lost all my friends/family too!" Dr. Wible shares one mother's letter and suggests how we might prevent future suicides.
What do depressed doctors do? They have affairs, drink alcohol, smoke pot, steal prescriptions, binge-eat crap, scream, suffer silently, exercise obsessively, and die by suicide. Here's why.
Hate your job? You may be in the right profession, but in the wrong position for your personality. Want to love your life and career? Step one: discover whether you are an employee, a business owner, or an entrepreneur. Here’s how to figure it out.
A grieving mother shares a letter from her son, a physician who just died by suicide. Dr. Wible shares advice, insight, and a call to action for us all.
Christine Sagan opened her clinic in a broom closet. She says, “I never thought in a million years that hundreds of thousands of dollars would be just rolling in.” Here’s how she did it . . .
Dr. Pamela Wible, nominated the "most inspiring individual" by the graduating class of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, delivers the Commencement Speech on May 20, 2017.
Dr. Kayla Luhrs explains how she is overcoming the trauma of her training by practicing medicine in her dream clinic. Podcast rcorded at Dr. Wible's physician retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs May 2017.
A medical student recently asked for my guidance on inspiration and keeping a positive attitude amid so much pain and suffering. He wondered how I “willingly drink in the most heart-wrenching of fodder, yet exude even larger volumes of love.” So on today’s mentorship call, I’ll share how to be inspirational.
Is it worth it to attend a brand-name medical school? Here's why I chose a less-prestigious school and why I love my decision.
Dr. Wible answers a letter from a medical student who suffers from Impostor syndrome, a condition in which high-achieving individuals are unable to internalize their accomplishments and they fear being exposed as a fraud. Remember: Nobody knows what they’re doing when they start medical school.
Discover 10 fears that hold physicians back & 5 warning signs of low physician self-confidence (plus simple solutions to get your life back on track—now). Listen in to this interview with Sydney Ashland from our physician teleseminar.
Four female physicians share their life & death experiences. Miscarriages from overwork. Sexual harassment. Threats of termination. No legal protection.
Doctors are dying in car crashes at an alarming rate around the world. Now that the US will force new doctors to work up to 28-hour shifts, the death toll is likely to rise.
Today the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) made the reckless decision to increase work hours to 28-hour shifts for new doctors. Here are the catastrophic consequences of their decision.
Here are 10 warning signs that will help you determine if it's time to quit your job. If you can relate to any of these, please quit now.
How can we stop abuse? Oppressors won’t apologize spontaneously. Change depends on the victims. Here’s the problem: victims who don’t realize they’re victims are at high risk of becoming victimizers—thus perpetuating the cycle of abuse. Here's how to break free.
In Japan working yourself to death is actually in the dictionary. Karoshi is a word that literally means overwork death. The “Karōshi Line” (defined as a 60-hour work week) dictates the threshold over which a wrongful death lawsuit may be filed for government compensation. How many hours could you work each day without undermining your health or reducing your lifespan? Where's your Karōshi Line?
People pleasers are dangerous. They actually end up hurting people. Don’t be TOO NICE anymore. Please.
Jon Azkue, a Chicago-area doctor, died by suicide just before completing his training. I first reported his death a few years ago. This is a follow-up story on his suicide. What really happened to Dr. Azkue? And why? In this podcast I break the silence on one doctor’s suicide.
In this podcast, I share insights from a doc who barely survived his suicide attempt plus simple ways to prevent the next suicide. Listen in. You may save a life.
A special Valentines' letter takes you into the heart & soul of two physicians with a message of hope for everyone.
For all of you hard-core docs who put everyone’s needs ahead of your own, please stop the self-abuse. Love yourself first.
Discover what really goes on behind the scenes at Caribbean medical schools before making a huge mistake. Here are the pros and cons from a student who knows.
The right mentor will help you manifest your goals in record time. The wrong mentor may undermine your best laid plans. An antimentor is a person you’d never want to become. Beware of antimentors and wrong mentors disguised as the right mentors.
Today I realized that if I become a dog walker and charge $25/hour and walk 5 dogs per day I would make my equivalent salary with a lot less hassles. I'm seriously considering this as a career move. I could be the most over-qualified dog walker out there with a bachelors, masters, doctorate and specialty certification!
Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal. Here’s the problem: actively pursued sounds like work. Wellness is too controlled, measured, and almost forced upon us. Who’s really excited to join a “wellness committee” this week?
What’s it worth to have 11+ years of training and 200K student loans? Where does all that delayed gratification and self-sacrifice lead? Some urgent care jobs pay docs $75/hour meanwhile patients want to see doctors for a $20 copay. Is that all we’re worth?
Sleep deprivation is more dangerous than working under the influence of alcohol. In fact, being awake for at least 24 hours is like having a blood alcohol content of 0.10% (higher than the legal limit in all states). Fatigue leads to car wrecks, plane crashes, and fatal medical mistakes. Thankfully, most employers have excellent safeguards so workers are well rested to prevent these catastrophes. Except for hospitals.
Most physicians appear self-assured. Yet even doctors have self-doubts. But who wants an insecure physician? A confident doctor inspires confidence in patients. So how do physicians cope with their hidden insecurities?
Last week I spoke at a residency retreat. A surgery resident asked for my big take-home message. Here it is (and this applies to everyone on the planet not just medical students and physicians).
Alexandra Friedman has been awarded $10,000 as the recipient of the 2017 Judith Wible, M.D., Scholarship for Visionary Women in Medicine. She just may be the first Chassidic woman physician in the US.
It’s time to revamp medical education. So how do we create an ideal medical school or residency program? Put med students and residents in charge, of course. Here's how it's done.
I grew up studying my physician parents (a pathologist & psychiatrist). I quickly learned psychology dictates our financial health. Here are 7 strategies to success to matter your profession.
Dr. Pamela Wible reports on the three simple things she says to suicidal physicians (these strategies apply to anyone who is suicidal). 1) I don’t say anything. I listen without judgement. 2) Then I say, “You are not alone.” 3) Finally, I say, "Call me anytime." For additional details read her article "What I say to suicidal physicians" and her book, Physician Suicide Letters—Answered.
Dr. Pamela Wible digs into the controversy surrounding the words we use in medicine and the vocabulary of our patriarchal reductionist medical model that too often disempowers and dehumanizes medical students, doctors, and patients. To truly do no harm she recommends that we use the language of truth, empathy, and patient empowerment.
Discover how you can take your best idea and bring it to life—now. Anyone. Any age. Any profession.