Katrina Gipson

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Debra Shute |Katrina Gipson |Geoffrey Roche |Kim Downey

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Health care executive Jeffry A. Peters discusses his article “Ending physicians’ addiction to unhappiness,” focusing on the systemic factors fueling widespread dissatisfaction among doctors. Jeffry outlines how declining reimbursement, increased patient volume, and reduced support staff have turned physicians into disempowered production workers.

Oct 25, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Gillian Burkhardt |Katrina Gipson |Howard Smith |Nina Agrawal

The war in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has created one of the world’s largest displacement crises, forcing more than 10 million people to flee their homes. The warring sides, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, are inflicting horrendous violence on people across the country. Hospitals have been attacked, markets bombed, and houses razed to the ground, leading to a catastrophic toll on the health of the Sudanese people.

Jul 19, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Katrina Gipson

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We welcome Jennifer Obel, an oncology physician, who shares her personal journey of retiring from a fulfilling medical career due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Reflecting on the recent presidential debate and the health concerns surrounding President Biden, Jennifer draws compelling parallels between her experience and the challenges faced by leaders in the public eye.

Feb 29, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Katrina Gipson

Verbally aggressive. Intimidating. Angry. These thinly veiled racist dog whistles aimed against Black physicians like me are microaggressions that negatively impact our mental health and work satisfaction. We operate in a world where a Black female physician is “verbally aggressive” for the same behavior that labels her white male colleague as “assertive.”These attacks on our professionalism in the workplace result in us being disproportionately dismissed or disciplined within the medical field.

Jan 9, 2024 | visiblemagazine.com | Katrina Gipson

Imposter Syndrome (IS), is a term initially meant to deconstruct erroneous feelings of inadequacy, often in women and Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), in the workplace. However, the term ignores the roles of systemic racism and gender biases in creating ideas of competency or professionalism that purposely exclude women and BIPOC. As a result, those who experience IS are pathologized as inadequate or unprofessional.