Academic Medicine Podcast

The next time that I am unwell, I will take a real sick day—and I hope my colleagues, students, and resident physicians see it. Kathryn Rampon reflects on the detrimental effects of physicians’ reluctance to take time off when ill. The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the April 2023 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.