How a medical student battled mental health stigma
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Physician burnout has become an epidemic in the U.S., with nearly 63% of physicians reporting emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, according to the American Medical Association. This struggle often starts in medical school, where students experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, and mental stress compared to peers in non-medical career paths. In the latest Inside U Miami Medicine episode, Dean Henri Ford sits down with Dr. Jason Onugha, co-founder of Without The White Coat and chief psychiatry resident at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, for an important conversation about physician and medical student mental health and humanizing medicine. Tune in to hear how he is raising awareness and breaking the stigma.
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