Start Residency Confident—Not Overwhelmed
BuddiesSpace is the peer support community
Built specifically for physicians, by physicians who have been there
Because the research is clear: connection is what gets doctors through.
Medicine trains you to look Strong while suffering in silence. That is the problem.
Medicine has never made it easy to ask for help.
By the time most physicians realize they are burning out, they have already been burning for a long time.
The programs that exist were not built by people who understand what it actually feels like to be inside this career.
BuddiesSpace is built with that understanding — designed specifically for you.
Did you know ?
This is not a personal failure. It is a systemic one.
45%
Report burnout symptoms, despite every institution claiming to prioritize wellbeing.
Shanafelt et al., Acad Med. 2025 (burnout)
40%
The suicide rate among male physicians is 40% higher than the general population.
Zimmermann et al., BMJ. 2024 (suicide meta-analysis)
130%
Among female physicians, it is 130% higher
Makhija et al., JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 (U.S. cohort data)
These are not signs of a profession that needs more resilience workshops. They are signs of a profession that needs earlier, better, and more accessible support.
What You'll Walk Away With
You won't feel alone from day one
Clarity on expectations and performance
Support when you actually need it
Guidance before problems escalate
Testimonials
What physicians are saying......
I am honored to join a wonderful panel of 30+ speakers, leading experts, and medical trainees in the first virtual onboarding summit hosted by @BuddiesSpace on March 27-28, 2021. See you soon! #MedTwitter #BuddiesSummit21 #Match21
@Alaa.elnajjar
I am honored to join a wonderful panel of 30+ speakers, leading experts, and medical trainees in the first virtual onboarding summit hosted by @BuddiesSpace on March 27-28, 2021. See you soon! #MedTwitter #BuddiesSummit21 #Match21
@Alaa.elnajjar
I am honored to join a wonderful panel of 30+ speakers, leading experts, and medical trainees in the first virtual onboarding summit hosted by @BuddiesSpace on March 27-28, 2021. See you soon! #MedTwitter #BuddiesSummit21 #Match21
@Alaa.elnajjar
Built by a Physician Who Has Been There
OUR FOUNDER
Dr. Alaa Elnajjar
BuddiesSpace was founded by Dr. Alaa Elnajjar, a child and adolescent psychiatrist who experienced burnout firsthand. Even with clinical awareness, navigating it alone proved difficult. BuddiesSpace was created so physicians in training can access support earlier — not after they are already overwhelmed.
You do not have to figure this out alone
Join a community of physicians who are choosing to take care of themselves the same way they take care of their patients. Seriously, proactively, and with the right support around them.
Guidance before problems escalate, Support when you actually need it.
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