Stand Up (for) Doctors!
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Stand Up (for) Doctors! May 2026 Edition
“What you have created here, Kim Downey, is going to be one of the most impactful things for every single physician attendee. This is something we all need desperately. The system and culture of medicine rob us of so much. This retreat will...
Stand Up (for) Doctors! April 2026 Edition
I slowly unpacked my suitcase…as the beginnings of tears gathered in my eyes…for the trip I didn’t get to take. What was supposed to be a long-anticipated road trip turned into something else entirely.
Recent lab work revealed abnormal num...
Stand Up (for) Doctors! March 2026 Edition
When the doctors in your life are exhausted… who stands up for them?
If the system keeps asking physicians to give more, stay later, absorb more—who reminds them they are human first?
Stand Up (for) Doctors! is a reader-supported publicat...
Stand Up (for) Doctors! February 2026 Edition
What happens when the white coat comes off—but the weight never does?
When exhaustion, moral injury, and isolation collide, something essential is at risk—not just doctors, but the future of care itself.
This month’s Stand Up (for) Docto...
Stand Up (for) Doctors! January 2026 Edition
I didn’t jump into freezing water on New Year’s Day—but I did stand in the cold for something that matters.
As icy wind whipped across the Connecticut shoreline and snow had fallen this morning, family and friends gathered for Steve’s Annu...
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Kim Downey is the Founder, Stand Up (for) Doctors!, Fierce advocate for physician well-being, Author, Speaker, Podcast host, Ambassador for Medicine Forward, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, Clinician Burnout Foundation, PT
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