We are in a rarefied profession where we have the privilege of being invited into people's lives when they are at their most vulnerable, and we're offered the opportunity to try to help them get through that crisis. Then we go through training, and a lot of times, that training objectifies us. We're asked to adhere to somebody else's schedule.
We have little choice in the matter. Saying no really isn't an option. If you want a career in medicine, there are long hours, and ultimately we're not really responsible with a patient, and often we're treated as someone who's a caregiver as much as the attending staff is. I think that dehumanizes us and puts us at risk of dehumanizing our patients and objectifying them. We come out of that as staff members and faculty members, and with that, we regain some of our humanity and have this opportunity to relate to our patients.
Mikkael A. Sekeres is a hematology-oncology physician and author of Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public's Trust.
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