Medicine selects for people who show up, push through, and don't complain. That's exactly why childhood abuse and neglect among physicians is so rarely talked about. The research is limited but consistent: in one study of community physicians, most reported no personal history of childhood trauma — but among those who did disclose one, women were disproportionately represented. Separately, decades of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) research shows a clear pattern: unresolv