Resource type: Briefs and Summaries
Has the Joy of Medicine Been Lost?

The following article highlights key symptoms of burnout and emphasizes that most doctors are experiencing some stage of burnout due to systematization. The author...

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10 prominent health system CEOs: Physician burnout is a public health crisis — here are 11 things we commit to do about it

Burnout is the experience of three interrelated components: exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy. To mitigate the effects of burnout and help prevent it in the...

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Empathy and Burnout in Medicine-Acknowledging Risks and Opportunities.

The following article highlights the importance of demonstrating empathy in clinical practice for patient safety and outcomse. Physicians who are facing burnout...

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Female Physicians and the Future of Endocrinology

70% of current endocrinology fellows are women, which reflects an apparent waning of interest in endocrinology among male trainees. To continue to attract trainees...

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Gender bias in patients’ perceptions of patient-centered behaviors

This research examines whether patient perceptions are equivalently associated with patient-centered behavior in male and female medical students, and tests the...

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Sex, gender, and health: the need for a new approach

The past two decades have seen considerable activism by women to improve the quality of their health and health care. Recently men too have begun to draw attention...

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Evidence-based Practices for Safe patient Handling and Movement

Efforts to reduce injuries associated with patient handling are often based on tradition and personal experience rather than scientific evidence. The article...

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Factors Affecting Clinician Well-Being and Resilience – Conceptual Model

This conceptual model was developed by the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being. This conceptual model depicts the factors...

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Physician Burnout: The ACP Wellness Champions Initiative

The following slide deck from the American College of Physicians emphasizes the prevalance of burnout and the need to combat it using news stories, survey...

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Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities by Occupation

Since 1992, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has collected detailed data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work and fatal...

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