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The Hidden Toll: Suicide among Honor Professions

By Robert Frantz, MD, President, West Group   A Personal Story of Loss My sister-in-law’s life was filled with promise. She was funny, kind, an incredibly hard worker. So, it’s no surprise she was also her high school’s valedictorian. At her core, she cared deeply for others. Her life had just started to take off....

Suicide Prevention and Awareness

By Daniel Sussman, MD, Regional Medical Director, Acute Behavioral Health Services   September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and break the stigma around seeking treatment for mental health issues. During this time, the healthcare industry must prioritize suicide prevention and well-being not only for patients, but also for the clinicians...

Breaking the Stigma to Prevent Clinician Suicide

Clinicians across the country have shown unyielding dedication, unmatched determination and a commitment to patient care in the face of often insurmountable odds during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, they have experienced the burdensome emotional and physical toll of a seemingly never-ending wave of variants. The persistent exhaustion and anxiety associated with this amount...

Suicide Prevention: Make mental health a priority

By Richard Juman, PsyD, TeamHealth National Director of Psychological Services, and Co-chair of the TeamHealth Clinician Resiliency Work Group While the month of September, National Suicide Prevention Month, comes to a close, the importance of focusing on your mental health continues year-round. There is a high rate of suicide and increasing rate of burnout among...

Recognizing Suicide Prevention Month

By Heather Owen, MD, TeamHealth Chief Clinical Officer, Emergency Medicine, and Co-chair of the TeamHealth Clinician Resiliency Work Group Last week, I opened one of my medical newsletters to find an article remembering physicians we have lost to suicide. It was a sobering reminder of what we already know – there is a high rate...

TeamHealth Helps Clinicians Find Balance and Support

According to Medscape’s 2018 national physician burnout report, 42 percent of physicians surveyed report feeling burned out in their current position. Burnout is defined by feelings of exhaustion, neglect and a lack of control. As a part of TeamHealth’s commitment to physical and mental well-being, we invest in programs to help lessen and aid clinicians with burnout incidents....

Clinician Burnout Podcast

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and the topic of clinician burnout and suicide is vitally important to the clinical community today. In this podcast, Dr. Rob Strauss, TeamHealth Vice President of Program Development, discusses clinician burnout with Dr. Robby Frantz, President of the TeamHealth West Group. Dr. Frantz shares his own personal experience with...