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BurnoutRx Today
OK, I admit it, I am obsessed with burnout. Ever since I experienced my own career-ending burnout I have been very interested (some would say obsessed) with the causes of burnout, the manifestations and consequences of burnout, and the best ways to recover from...
What is Coaching?
Coaching is the most effective technology to help you envision and reach your goals, overcome obstacles and develop confidence and leadership skills. A coach acts as a sounding board, thought partner and accountability partner to their client. Every client is unique,...
I Quit!
I Quit! Even before the Covid 19 pandemic, surveys of over 20,000 physicians reported in Medscape have consistently found that about 45% of physicians have one or more symptoms of burnout and about one in 10 were considering leaving their job. A recent study from the...
Is your EHR spying on you?
A recent article in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(10):e2128790. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28790) describes how analyzing a physician’s use of EHR can be an indicator of his/her reduction in professional effort and...
Do black physicians have a higher rate of burnout than white physicians?
Given the recent attention spotlighting the toxic effects of systemic racism in this country, it is not surprising that the question has arisen whether non-white physicians experience burnout at a higher rate than their white counterparts. It is widely known that the...
Millenial Meltdown!
A recent survey of 1500 adult workers in 46 countries published by Drs. Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter in the Harvard Business Review found that Millennial workers had the highest rate of burnout. Is this because Millennials are spoiled complainers? First, let’s...
The New Pandemic Is Here!
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 #pandemic, #doctors and mental health professionals have been warning us about an impending tsunami of mental health problems among #healthcare workers and in the community at large. Now it’s here! From the very beginning the...
Stop Calling Us Heroes!
It’s time to stop calling frontline healthcare workers heroes and time for healthcare organizations to put their money where their mouth is and provide the support we need. Stop #physician and #nurse #burnout! I recently read an article in the New York Times about a...
“Death by 1000 Cuts”
A January 2021 Medscape post entitled “Death by 1000 Cuts” reports the most recent survey of physician burnout and suicide. Over 12,000 physicians were included in the survey. 42% of the physician survey reported that they were burned out, a number that has remained...
Physician Burnout Begins in Medical School
Every year, 300-400 physicians in the United States die by suicide. That is the equivalent of losing two large graduating medical school classes per year, an appalling statistic and a real tragedy, not only for the doctors themselves, but also their families,...
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