Activism Is A Part Of Medicine And We Cannot Remain Neutral

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Nowadays even scientific fact has been politicized Even though many of us may wish to stay out of politics and stick to our nobler lane of medicine the reality is even your clinical practice could be considered picking a side Do the right thing If you re up for it advocate for what is right too for your patients colleagues yourself your family or this country You are the face of the future and your MD DO MBBS makes you more qualified to shape it than the many voices using their platform to broadcast untruths If your program has a union I highly encourage you to join it because your union will fight for fair working conditions and strength lies in solidarity The benefits you ll receive from joining a union will far exceed the cost of dues If you re considering forming a union or becoming a union leader that s even better Regardless of your path activism is becoming a part of medicine and we cannot remain neutral So keep learning take care of yourself and each other and work toward making the world a better place Yuemei Amy Zhang is an anesthesiologist and can be reached on Twitter yzhangmd1 She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article Activism is a part of medicine and we cannot remain neutral Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode