Ah, burnout! That word is used so often in medicine that it now has its own ICD-10 code. Medical professionals are no strangers to pushing beyond exhaustion, running on fumes, and convincing ourselves that a steady IV drip of caffeine and sheer willpower is an appropriate substitute for sleep. I should know—I lived it. I
Burnout isn’t ironclad—and neither are we originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
