Pamela Wible Reports

Doctors are dying in car crashes at an alarming rate around the world. Now that the US will force new doctors to work up to 28-hour shifts, the death toll is likely to rise.

Today the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) made the reckless decision to increase work hours to 28-hour shifts for new doctors. Here are the catastrophic consequences of their decision.

Here are 10 warning signs that will help you determine if it's time to quit your job. If you can relate to any of these, please quit now.

How can we stop abuse? Oppressors won’t apologize spontaneously. Change depends on the victims. Here’s the problem: victims who don’t realize they’re victims are at high risk of becoming victimizers—thus perpetuating the cycle of abuse. Here's how to break free.  

In Japan working yourself to death is actually in the dictionary. Karoshi is a word that literally means overwork death. The “Karōshi Line” (defined as a 60-hour work week) dictates the threshold over which a wrongful death lawsuit may be filed for government compensation. How many hours could you work each day without undermining your health or reducing your lifespan? Where's your Karōshi Line?

People pleasers are dangerous. They actually end up hurting people. Don’t be TOO NICE anymore. Please.

Jon Azkue, a Chicago-area doctor, died by suicide just before completing his training. I first reported his death a few years ago. This is a follow-up story on his suicide. What really happened to Dr. Azkue? And why? In this podcast I break the silence on one doctor’s suicide.  

In this podcast, I share insights from a doc who barely survived his suicide attempt plus simple ways to prevent the next suicide. Listen in. You may save a life.

A special Valentines' letter takes you into the heart & soul of two physicians with a message of hope for everyone.

For all of you hard-core docs who put everyone’s needs ahead of your own, please stop the self-abuse. Love yourself first.

Discover what really goes on behind the scenes at Caribbean medical schools before making a huge mistake. Here are the pros and cons from a student who knows.

The right mentor will help you manifest your goals in record time. The wrong mentor may undermine your best laid plans. An antimentor is a person you’d never want to become. Beware of antimentors and wrong mentors disguised as the right mentors.

Today I realized that if I become a dog walker and charge $25/hour and walk 5 dogs per day I would make my equivalent salary with a lot less hassles. I'm seriously considering this as a career move. I could be the most over-qualified dog walker out there with a bachelors, masters, doctorate and specialty certification!

Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal. Here’s the problem: actively pursued sounds like work. Wellness is too controlled, measured, and almost forced upon us. Who’s really excited to join a “wellness committee” this week?

What’s it worth to have 11+ years of training and 200K student loans? Where does all that delayed gratification and self-sacrifice lead? Some urgent care jobs pay docs $75/hour meanwhile patients want to see doctors for a $20 copay. Is that all we’re worth?

Sleep deprivation is more dangerous than working under the influence of alcohol. In fact, being awake for at least 24 hours is like having a blood alcohol content of 0.10% (higher than the legal limit in all states). Fatigue leads to car wrecks, plane crashes, and fatal medical mistakes. Thankfully, most employers have excellent safeguards so workers are well rested to prevent these catastrophes. Except for hospitals.

Most physicians appear self-assured. Yet even doctors have self-doubts. But who wants an insecure physician? A confident doctor inspires confidence in patients. So how do physicians cope with their hidden insecurities?

Last week I spoke at a residency retreat. A surgery resident asked for my big take-home message. Here it is (and this applies to everyone on the planet not just medical students and physicians).

Alexandra Friedman has been awarded $10,000 as the recipient of the 2017 Judith Wible, M.D., Scholarship for Visionary Women in Medicine. She just may be the first Chassidic woman physician in the US.

It’s time to revamp medical education. So how do we create an ideal medical school or residency program? Put med students and residents in charge, of course. Here's how it's done.