 Pamela Wible, MD, pioneered the first community-designed ideal medical clinic in America. An expert in patient-centered care, Dr Wible helps citizens design cutting-edge clinics and hospitals nationwide. Her model is taught in medical schools and featured in Harvard School of Public Health's newest edition of Renegotiating Health Care. Dr. Wible is a medical reporter for the Oregonian, has been interviewed by CNN, ABC, CBS, and is a frequent guest on NPR.
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Physician, First Do No Harm—To Yourself
Pamela Wible, MD
, May 21, 2013
At a recent retreat I led for doctors on the brink of total burnout, all hands went up when I asked if anyone had lost a colleague to suicide. All but one hand was raised to confirm having considered their own suicide. Many in the room had signed up for this weekend hoping to learn how to avoid becoming the colleague behind someone else's raised hand.
Why Doctors Commit Suicide
Pamela Wible, MD
, May 9, 2013
I’ve been in practice for 20 years and have never lost a patient to suicide. But I have lost colleagues, friends, and lovers – ALL male physicians—to suicide. I have a long list of answers to the question, “Why?” Maybe the most fundamental answer is that doctors are human..
Tribute to a Cowboy Doctor
Pamela Wible, MD
, April 18, 2013
A seasoned family physician remembers the day she met her mentor, Dr. McLarty—- a 70-year-old cowboy who was eating Metamucil wafers while puffing on a pipe. He wore Wrangler corduroys and a crew cut with some gray hairs shooting through. With his thick Texas twang, he slurred his words together around southern slangisms and medical anecdotes. .
My Love Affair with Medical Waste
Pamela Wible, MD
, March 21, 2013
Raised in a morgue, I worked alongside Dad, the city medical examiner. Over fifty years, he amassed a huge collection of medical artifacts…
Love is Medicine
Pamela Wible, MD
, February 14, 2013
A cardiologist looks in. Startled by my emotion, he says, “You must be a new doctor,” then disappears down the hall.
A Tale of Two Testicles
Pamela Wible, MD
, February 5, 2013
“Evan, here’s the deal: most people hang lower on the left..."
Physician Facebook Phobia
Pamela Wible, MD
, January 18, 2013
Change your name. Don't friend patients. Delete your Facebook account. This is official social media advice for today's medical students and physicians. What fuels physician Facebook phobia?
America: 350,000,000 Guns; 47,000 Psychiatrists
Pamela Wible, MD
, January 2, 2013
Pamela Wible, MD, contributing blogger and a pioneer in community-designed healthcare settings, offers her simple observations on the imbalance between these numbers.
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