Laura Vater: Women in medicine need your support

Laura Vater shared a post on X:

“New data: The suicide risk for female physicians is 76% higher than the general population.

Women in medicine need your support. We need reasonable workloads, adequate support, respect from colleagues, equitable pay, & work environments absent of discrimination & harassment.”

Suicide rates among physicians compared with the general population in studies from 20 countries: gender stratified systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Claudia Zimmermann, Susanne Strohmaier, Harald Herkner, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Eva Schernhammer.

Source: Laura Vater/X

Laura Vater is a gastrointestinal oncologist at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, specializing in colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, liver, and bile duct cancers. She developed the SMILE Scale™ in 2017, a tool used globally to help patients and clinicians prioritize health. Her research interests include narrative medicine to enhance clinician empathy and support caregivers in their work.