Doctors across the Bay Area and the U.S. participated in a national day of action, protesting the lack of medical care in Gaza. They organized demonstrations and free clinics, calling in sick to work for a cause.
Doctors across the Bay Area and the U.S. called in sick to work on Monday, opting to participate in a series of demonstrations and free clinics. It was part of a national day of action protesting a lack of medical care in Gaza .One of the events was held on the campus of Stanford University."I don't take sick days," said Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami, who works in family medicine in San Carlos. However, she made an exception on Monday, calling in sick for a cause.
""This is a moral injury for healthcare workers and I think just humanity in general," said Rochelle McLaughlin, who recently resigned from her faculty position at San Jose State.However, at Stanford, Jewish staff and students say they are sickened by the impact on Israel. Julia Segal returned three days ago."And that certainly left me feeling pretty unwell, seeing how life in Israel is not normal, seeing how much pain the whole country is in.
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