The following article, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, addresses patients’ differing expectations of female versus male physicians. Although female doctors have more female patients than male doctors and more patients with psycho-social complexity–both of which seek more empathetic listening and longer visits–they are not provided more time for this. Gender differences in patient panels and gendered expectations of female physicians may therefore contribute to the high rate of burnout among female clinicians, as well as to the many female physicians working part-time to reduce stress in their work lives. Mechanisms for addressing this include brief increments in visit time, staff awareness, training in patient expectations, and adjusting for patient gender in compensation plans.