Physician gaslighting looks like this

KevinMD October 22, 2024
Tomi Mitchell, MD

As physicians, we are often collectively gaslit—made to believe that somehow, we are responsible for system failures. Many physicians are brainwashed to “drink the Kool-Aid” and accept phrases like, “This is the way things have always been done.” We are made to feel inhuman when we advocate for ourselves as if we are somehow to blame. The system uses terms like “unprofessional,” “unable to cope with the rigors of being a physician,” “not taking personal responsibility for themselves,” and the list goes on.

Sometimes, the people who gaslight us are fellow physicians, attendings, and system administrators. The term “eating their young” doesn’t just apply to other professions—it plagues medicine. The very people who are supposed to support and mentor us...

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