The suicide of whistleblower, Jacob Neufeld, M.D., M.P.H. Please sign Physician Whistleblower Petition for Dr. J’s birthday today! Dedicated to Amelia and Andrew and all Dr. J’s kids. “I’m sorry I cannot see you grow up. You’re gonna be great kids. One day when you are older you will hopefully understand.” ~ Dr. J If critically ill kids could make a wish, Dr. Jacob Neufeld would be their dream come true. A wise, quirky man with the spirit of an innocent, loving child, Dr. J could always save the day. In his mismatched socks and neon shoelaces, he kept kids giggling while helping them in ways ..read more

A passionate leader in emergency medicine, Michelle C. Fernandez, M.D.. M.P.H., traveled the world sharing her talents with those fortunate enough to witness her excellence. She died December 25, 2023, at age 49. Asked why she became a physician, she replied, “When I figured out what I was capable of and what the world needs, there was no other choice.” Dr. Fernandez was a wizard at “O.P.P.” (“Other Peoples’ Problems,” she quipped) and thrived as an adrenaline junkie, often working more than 30 days in a row. Thousands are alive today due to her medical prowess (defined as “bravery in battle ..read more

Excellent information on Physician Health Programs. Thank you Drs. Amdrew, Manion, and Miller! Join us every Sunday for help in our PHP peer support group ..read more

I know 25 docs who died by suicide in physician “health” programs. If you’re suicidal, don’t tell your boss (PD, or med board). You’ll be sent to a PHP  4-day evaluation & 90-day out-of-state “preferred” center with polygraphs and 5-years of AA & drug tests (even if you don’t do drugs) costing you 250K. Don’t comply (or can’t afford)? Board yanks your license & publishes your suicidal thoughts online. That will make you suicidal. FREE Zoom session this Sunday for help. For your confidential link contact Dr. Wible here ..read more

(Video transcript below) When a beautiful young doctor stepped off the rooftop of her Mount Sinai Hospital building—they covered her with a tarp. Here’s the grassroots memorial that took over my training hospital after Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s assassination attempt. Here’s a living memorial for a Swedish teen who took her life in the ocean in 2013. For more than a decade I’ve been passing by this ghost bike for Oregon cyclist David Minor in downtown Eugene. Here’s an Oregon roadside memorial to fallen policeman Kelly Fredinburg. And a memorial for actor Robin Williams who died b ..read more

“Hi Pamela, we just had another doctor jump and commit suicide at Mount Sinai and they are just covering it up. This keeps happening . . .” If we had this number of patients jumping from hospital rooftops, there would be an investigation. Why are we not taking this seriously when these are doctors and medical students?” Mount Sinai Hospital doctor suicides Esha Baichoo, M.D., and Deelshad Joomun, M.D. were both IMGs (International Medical Graduates) from the small nation of Mauritius on visa (meaning beholden to employer to remain in US so easy to control/manipulate). Both died by suicide by ..read more

Video from an altar in my home shrine to suicided doctors. My sweet soul sister, Deelshad Joomun, M.D., died by suicide 6 years ago today when she stepped off the roof of a Mount Sinai Hospital building in NYC at 3:30 pm on her third day in her “dream” job as an attending. A pioneer in the field of interventional nephrology, she is remembered for her sweet voice, her intelligence, and the devotion to all who came to her in need.  She was the third female doctor/medical trainee to die by suicide at Mount Sinai in just a few years. Two of the suicides were on visa from Mauritius (Deelshad ..read more

  If you’re a doctor who’s had a suicide attempt, don’t tell your boss, (or med board). You’ll be sent to a physician “health” program (a monitoring program for dangerous docs) that starts with a 4-day eval then 90-days at an out-of-state “preferred” facility with polygraph tests and a 5-year monitoring contract with random drug tests & AA meetings (even if you don’t do drugs) costing you 250K. If you don’t comply (or can’t afford), you lose your license and your board publishes your “confidential” mental health records online for the world to see. Discipline is NOT mental health car ..read more

Just got this Instagram message (de-identified, posted with permission). A few comments: “I calculated my own residency compensation as under 250 pennies per hour.” “What the actual f***. Food bank??? Increase to a livable wage jeezz that’s embarrassing.” “Average salary of residents and fellows is $60-80k depending on area and program. When working an 80+ hour work week it usually averages to less than $14 an hour. As a literal physician, my 16 year old brother makes more than I do at an Italian ice shop” “I calculated for a friend recently that she started at 11 dollars per hour as an inter ..read more

A Public Service Announcement for Physicians PMP Fight Club Anthem By Dr. MC No Face This is a PSA to the DOCs Don’t you trust in the PMP This is a PSA to the DOCs You better not trust in these greedy thieves   Got some feelings that you can’t express? Thoughts on your mind so you’re sleeping less Seen everything from life to death Beat yourself up over every last breath So you talk to a doc cuz you’re mentally stressed Promised help from the best of the best Thinking that you’re going on a healing quest End up out in the Wild Wild West This is a PSA to the DOCs Don’t you trust in the PM ..read more