Mental Health

Like one in every three aspiring doctors, Dr. Adam B. Hill suffered depression at med school. In the latest ‘You Got This’ feature, the Indianapolis pediatrician opened up about his own mental health journey, how he made it through, and why it has made him a better physician.

In race car driving, running or any other sport where sustained energy is required, a simple philosophy underpins any, and all, strategy. If you go too hard, for too long, you’ll run out of gas. No matter how well-disciplined or well-prepared you thought you were, the same equation can ring true for any medical student.

Those who enter medical school are rarely in any doubt. They know that the coming years will be long ones, …

Burnout is a serious problem in the medical profession, starting as early as the second year of medical school, but …

Death isn’t something med students like to think of, but the truth is that it comes with the job. You’d be hard-pressed to find a physician who hasn’t experienced the loss of a patient. It’s inevitable that at some point, a patient will die in your care. Though setting an early expectation likely won’t provide solace when a death occurs, it can help you feel better prepared for it. Death …

For healthcare professionals across all levels, work is more than a career—it’s a calling. But even turning your passions into your life’s work can take a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional well-being—and it could have detrimental impacts on your life, as well as the patients you serve. Ultimately, it can lead to burnout. A study of 7,000 physicians found that 41% of them had at least one symptom …

Have you recently had a particularly long day of work that just never seemed to end? We’ve all been there. …

Mental health in medical school is no joke, and the truth of this becomes all the more apparent once you …