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articles/2017/04/30/when-doctors-can-t-afford-to-feel/170430-pearson-resident-wellness-tease_yborlo
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When Doctors Can’t Afford to Feel

Medical residents don’t need ice cream and wellness weeks to survive grueling schedules and the deep trauma of patients and families. We need the wisdom of the Stoics.

Dr. Rachel Pearson

articles/2017/01/28/pediatrician-it-s-not-about-being-pro-life-or-pro-choice-it-s-about-being-pro-parent/170127-Pearson-parents-decision-tease_dzx0ud
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The Toughest Calls

Not Pro-Life or Pro-Choice. Pro-Parent.

The anguish and devotion of parents who must make heartrending choices about the health of their children convinces one doctor that only parents have the ultimate say.

Dr. Rachel Pearson

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