I Quit as a Civil Surgeon. This Is Why. | SoMeDocs: Doctors on Social Media

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From the article: I hope we all get to return to a country where decency is the norm, not the exception This isn’t a story I ever thought I’d need to tell. But we’re living in a moment where everything has changed, and where saying nothing would make me complicit. I resigned from my role as a civil surgeon. It wasn’t just about a job, and it wasn’t just about politics. It was an act of protection; personal, ethical, and professional. For those unfamiliar, a civil surgeon is a physician authorized by the federal government to complete immigration medical exams (Form I-693) for people seeking permanent residency in the United States. Many of us in direct primary care take on this role to meet people at the margins of the system, and to help them safely enter it. For me, it was a way to offer trauma-informed care to immigrants navigating one of the most grueling bureaucratic processes in the U.S. legal system. I saw patients from all over the world. I listened. I learned. I witnessed firs

This isn’t a story I ever thought I’d need to tell. But we’re living in a moment where everything has changed, and where saying nothing would make me complicit. I resigned from my role as a civil surgeon. It wasn’t just about a job, and it wasn’t just about politics. It was an act of protection; personal, ethical, and professional. For those unfamiliar, a civil surgeon is a physician authorized by the federal government to complete immigration medical exams (Form I-693) for people seeking permanent residency in the United States. Many of us in direct primary care take on this role to meet…

I Quit as a Civil Surgeon. This Is Why. | SoMeDocs: Doctors on Social Media

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