Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Sign this petition to prevent medical student and resident suicides

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On May 11, 2016, we lost another bright, young soul to suicide. Sean Petro was in his third year at the USC Keck School of Medicine and is the third tragedy at his school in the last two years.

On April 23, 2015, we lost Kevin Dietl to suicide just weeks before he was to graduate medical school. Kevin’s parents were so excited to attend their son’s graduation. Instead, they attended his funeral. It’s estimated that up to 150 U.S. medical students die by suicide yearly. What’s being done to prevent the next suicide? How many more students must die?

View Do No Harm film trailer that exposes this suicide crisis.

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