Clinician burnout: Be part of the solution

I was recently interviewed by someone on the topic of clinician burnout. The interviewee asked me how I respond to those who say that burnout does not exist, is being overstated, or is the result of a weaker generation of practicing physicians.

I find this difference in opinion interesting. Most of the time, when a physician complains to me about the focus on clinical burnout, they are 1) of an older generation; or, 2) not practicing clinical medicine 100% of the time.

I admit there is a ton of focus lately on burnout, and some of it is not always on aspects that are helpful, namely, how to diminish it and improve our work.

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