The definition of a high-risk physician is one who’s struggled with depression, problems with alcohol and drugs, has access to means, is driven, competitive, compulsive with excessive risk taking, individualistic, ambitious, age greater than 45 in women and greater than 50 in men, graduated of a high prestigious school.  Nonthreatening, but annoying physical illnesses, self-destructive...Read More

Depression is a chronic disease so staying abreast of your mental thermostat is important.  One of the things that medical students always love to use when they’re studying tons of information are pneumonics. I too learned the pneumonic for depression.   It’s called SIG E caps and like most pneumonic I’m not sure who originated it.  When a...Read More

My passion is helping medical students overcome stress and depression so they can maximize their full potential. As a doctor I enjoy seeing medical students thrive and many become my colleagues. I want to share a few ways that I used sensory experiences to help me when I was a medical student and had to...Read More