Relational Rounds

Facts: One in four medical students are depressed and 11% have contemplated suicide; at the beginning of the internship 4% have reported feeling depressed and by the end,  40% meet the criteria for depression. We are facing a real crisis in the medical arena; interns and physicians are suffering in silence, and the suicide rates have been escalating terribly in the last two decades. Dr. Elisabeth Poorman has gone through the suffering herself and is now dedicating her efforts to bringing awareness about this critical situation as well as the proper attention that medical students, interns, and physicians are needing. Listen to this thoughtful and difficult conversation and be encouraged and inspired to make the transition from intellectual empathy to real compassion   Key Takeaways: [1:29] How did Dr. Poorman get interested in this field? [3:25] Is it really depression? [4:30] Accepting vulnerability. [5:05] Different definitions about burnout. [6:30] Crisis of depression and suicide among physicians. [7:21]