Episode 27 - Dr. Carrie Cunningham: Unmasking Physician Mental Health Part I

In this episode, host Dr. Sara Helvey speaks with Dr. Carrie Cunningham, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Section Head of the Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Surgery Unit, Associate Director of Mentoring in the Department of Surgery and the immediate Past-President of the Association of Academic Surgery. During her presidential address (available from the link below), she gave a powerful speech called "Removing the Mask" which brought attention to the private struggle that many physicians have with mental health and substance use disorders through her lived experiences. Dr. Cunningham has become an advocate for struggling providers in her quest to increase awareness of and reduce stigmas surrounding these important issues, inspiring change within the medical community and beyond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaNBH4UPHv4