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Mental Illness and Stigma in Surgical Residencies—An Unspoken Truth

Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses the stigma associated with mental illness and examines the practical and cultural changes needed to build supportive working and learning environments for surgical residents.

Publication: JAMA Surgery

Date Published: October 14, 2020

Author(s): Whitney W. Fu, MD, Paul G. Gauger, MD and Erika A. Newman, MD

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