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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

Psychiatrists define burnout as a job-related dysphoria in an individual without major psychopathy—meaning you’re normal; your job is killing you. Individuals with moral injury may see themselves and the world as immoral and irreparable. In medicine, combating illness requires primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

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Episode 141: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 2 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 1: Historical and Ethical Perspectives with Edwin Lindo

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Much of the data promoting biological difference amongst races comes from poorly-designed studies where race as a variable is ill-defined or confounding variables are inadequately controlled. Acknowledging this truth highlights the necessity of mitigating the harms of racism as part of any comprehensive treatment plan.