In this powerful episode, we explore moral injury in healthcare - the profound distress physicians face when they’re forced to make decisions that go against the very reason they entered healthcare. We sat down with Dr. Carol Paris, a retired psychiatrist and the former President and current Vice President of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) to discuss their moral injury survey, part of a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

To learn more about moral injury in healthcare, follow the link below!

https://pnhp.org/understanding-moral-injury-in-health-care/

And if you are a med student or physician interested in filling out the moral injury survey, it’s available at the link below. 

https://www.pnhp.org/survey

The report mentioned in the episode is also available at the link below. 

https://www.elsevier.com/promotions/clinician-of-the-future-education-edition?utm_source=banner&utm_medium=dg&utm_campaign=cotf&utm_content=rpt#2pril6uswzbqotzfozzclm

Episode produced by: Griffin K Johnson

Episode recording date: 4/24/25

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