National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: Turning awareness into action

By The DO Staff

09.13.25

Sept. 17, 2025, marks the eighth observance of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to honoring the lives of physicians lost to suicide and to highlighting the urgent need for mental health support within the medical profession. While awareness of the issue is growing, rates of burnout and depression continue to be stubbornly high among physicians and medical students. Alarmingly, an estimated 300-400 physicians die from suicide each year. Medical students are also three times more likely to die of suicide compared to the general population. These statistics indicate a systemic issue in medicine that needs to be addressed.

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