Moral Injury: The Unseen Struggle of Healthcare Professionals

<p>I volunteered as a candy striper. I went to a fine university and medical school. Pennies were pinched to make tuition payments. I gave up the trips to the beach and the family vacations. Along the way, I learned the classic methods of conducting a history and physical exam. I bought the fancy stethoscope. I learned to poke, prod, start the IV lines, and insert all the tubes.</p> <p>I completed four years of post-graduate training in emergency medicine, which included hundreds of sleepless nights on call. I finally landed my first job as an emergency medicine attending physician in a large community hospital in Virginia.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/middle-pause/moral-injury-the-unseen-struggle-of-healthcare-professionals-76a9a0c9b5a2"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>