The white coat ceremony marks the beginning of your medical journey, but what happens when that symbol of professionalism becomes your entire identity? Board-certified internal medicine physician Dr. Bertina Hooks explores the white coat myth: the dangerous belief that medicine must define you, sustain you, and justify your suffering.

In This Episode: Dr. Hooks shares her personal white coat ceremony story and examines how the symbol meant to honor physicians can quietly become a cage. This isn't about rejecting medicine it's about reclaiming yourself.

You'll discover:

• What the white coat was originally meant to symbolize (trust, not self-sacrifice)
• When professional role collapses into personal identity
• How the white coat myth keeps physicians trapped in burnout
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