Do politics have a place in medicine?

<p>"In addition to being a pediatrician, I am Jewish and the granddaughter of a sole Holocaust survivor. My grandfather’s family perished in Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland. My grandfather alone escaped, skiing through the night, to his safety and ultimate survival.</p> <p>The request from my hospital, the presidential debate, and the seeming dismissal of parentless children reminds me of a quote from Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Prize-winning writer, and Holocaust survivor.</p> <p>“What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.”</p> <p>I will not tone it down.</p> <p>I will not be silent.</p> <p>I believe a medical institution that is dedicated to the well-being of all people would not ask me to do otherwise."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.mountauburnhospital.org/find-a-provider/profile/ariana-witkin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ariana Witkin</a> is a pediatrician.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/10/why-politics-has-a-place-in-medicine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why politics has a place in medicine</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/10/why-politics-has-a-place-in-medicine.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/10/why-politics-has-a-place-in-medicine.html</a>)</p>