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Zena Crenshaw-Logal, JD In Memoriam

by Linda Cheek, MD | Sep, Fri, 2022 | Advocacy | 1 comment

We mourn the loss of a warrior for Justice. With heavy heart we say goodbye to her and promise that we will commit ourselves to keep working on the path she charted. I know, if you are familiar with our work with AUI (American United International) and Dr. Z, that...

Moral Injury in Health Professions

by Guest Author | Jan, Sat, 2022 | Advocacy, Convicted physician | 1 comment

Anne Louise Phelan, M.D., is a retired physician and a writer, currently working on a memoir titled “The Disrupted Physician.” The following article by her was published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The link to the article is connected to the title. Please go on...

Facebook Groups: Need to Understand the Mission

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Thu, 2022 | Advocacy | 4 comments

The Parable of the River One day a group of villagers was working in the fields by a river. Suddenly someone noticed a baby floating downstream. A woman rushed out and rescued the baby, brought it to shore and cared for it. During the next several days, more babies...

Notice to Attacked Medical Providers

by Linda Cheek, MD | Oct, Thu, 2021 | Advocacy | 0 comments

I am updating posts on attacke medical providers that have been on Doctorsofcourage.org since our creation in 2016. Some of these providers have been sentenced, went to prison and are now free to join the fight. But they haven’t. Some were even lucky enough to be...

Systemic Racism in Pain Management

by Linda Cheek, MD | Nov, Mon, 2020 | Advocacy | 0 comments

On November 6, 2020, an article by Malini Ghoshal, Hanna Shapiro, Knox Todd, and Michael E. Schatman was published in the Journal of Pain Research. In the article, they point out the blatant discrimination against Blacks, Indians, and People of Color (BIPOC) who seek...

States Are Decriminalizing Drugs

by Linda Cheek, MD | Nov, Mon, 2020 | Advocacy | 6 comments

This is the wave we need to use in our fight. We need to accept the fact that pain patients won’t work together, and use other organizations to get the job done. The current wave of acceptance of marijuana and cannabis is one such wave. This election, Oregon passed...