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Article 1: The Perfectionism Plague in Medicine

5 min readFeb 8, 2024

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Hippocrates or hypocracy

7 min readJan 30, 2024

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

My first day as a Doctor

Trigger warning: contains graphic descriptions of surgery.

5 min readOct 22, 2022

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My first day as a Doctor

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My Physician Burnout Story

Trigger warning: this article discusses suicidal thinking in a medical doctor.

4 min readOct 17, 2022

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My Physician Burnout Story

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

The “Good Enough Doctor”: Rx for physician well-being?

Modern medicine is no stranger to the toxic trio of burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction, and perfectionism plays the role of the puppet…

5 min readFeb 20, 2024

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Three smiling physicians being “good enough” doctors

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Dr Impostor Syndrome MD

4 min readFeb 6, 2024

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Dr Impostor Syndrome MD

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Physician resilience vs burnout: a non-linear relationship

Physicians are a resilient group, yet enhancing resilience is no guarantee against burnout. Everyone has their breaking point.

4 min readFeb 2, 2024

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A line graph showing burnout score reducing as resilience increases.

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Physicians Anonymous: what we have achieved (2023)

7 min readFeb 2, 2024

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

“Second victim” trauma in medicine

When things go wrong, it is easy to focus on the “first victim” and forget those around them affected by the error.

6 min readMar 29, 2023

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Why Physician Burnout Resilience Programs are a Sticking Plaster

Physician burnout resilience programs — especially mandated from on high — are a Band Aid by the system to avoid dealing with the…

7 min readDec 16, 2022

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Why Physician Burnout Resilience Programs are a Sticking Plaster

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Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Dr Corrigan MD (Physicians Anonymous)

Recovering physician. Psychiatrist, addicted, depressed, recovered. Father, husband, writer. Human being who happens to be a physician. PhysiciansAnonymous.org

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