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Why recovery after illness demands dignity, not suspicion
After twenty-five years of dedicated service as a physician, overcoming a severe neurological illness taught me that medicine embraces patient recovery—but not physician recovery. I never imagined returning to practice after illness would mean humiliat…
The invisible weight carried by Black female physicians
When I read Didi’s story, my heart recognized every detail—the subtle disrespect, the overt hostility, the isolation. I felt seen. Not just because I understood her pain but because I lived it, too. In 1998, I began medical school in Oklahoma. Yo…
