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Burnout and Resilience Domains across Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Health Care: Findings from the University of Utah Health System

Objectives: Burnout in the healthcare workforce is a growing concern in the United States, with varying levels reported across different demographic groups. This study aimed to explore burnout and resilience domains among healthcare workers, focusing on gender and race/ethnicity differences within the University of Utah Health System. Methods: A cross-sectional…

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Factors Affecting Physician Exit and Reentry into Medicine

Objectives: This survey study investigates the factors contributing to physicians taking time off from clinical medicine and the challenges of reentry. Methods: This qualitative study used an online survey conducted from February to July 2023. The survey was e-mailed to physicians (Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine) licensed…

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Supporting Effective Work-Life Integration for Women in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Initiative for Physicians and Scientists with Caregiving Responsibilities

Objectives: Integrating the professional responsibilities of academic medicine with the demands of caregiving is a challenge that often weighs disproportionately on women. Supporting women caregivers in academia has been shown to benefit their professional development and prevent burnout. An initiative to support women faculty and trainees with caregiving responsibilities was…

“3 Tips to Save Time Charting” — Southern Medicine Podcast is Now Available

In this episode, Randy Glick, BSB/PM, MCP, speaks with Erica D., MSN, FNP-BC, a full-time nurse practitioner and founder of The Nurse Practitioner Charting School, who shares insights on the impact of charting at home, three time-saving strategies for busy providers, and the potential role of AI medical scribes.

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Comparison of Burnout and Fulfillment Rates between Physicians in Direct Primary Care and Other Practice Models

Objectives: Primary care internal medicine and family medicine physicians experience the second and sixth highest rates of burnout among all medical specialties. Direct primary care (DPC) is an understudied model of practice in which physicians are believed to have lower rates of burnout. In this study, we surveyed primary care…

Review Article

Using Wearable Technology to Evaluate Sleep and Stress for Physicians

Objectives: Physician stress and burnout are increasingly prevalent issues that often are exacerbated by chronic sleep deprivation. Poor sleep not only compromises the well-being of physicians but also can negatively affect patient care and safety. As wearable technology has become more advanced, the potential is growing to use these devices…

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Medical Resident Perceptions of Distress during Training

Objectives: This study used a qualitative research approach to grounded theory to identify factors that contributed to resident distress during 2021–2022 in multiple different specialties and at different postgraduate years of residency. By better understanding these contributors to distress, the aim was to inform the design of optimal interventions to…

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Healthcare Provider Burnout: Red Flag for a Rising Epidemic

Objectives: This article aims to broaden the understanding of burnout in healthcare providers, its causes, and its reduction strategies. The objectives are to raise awareness, facilitate early intervention, and, ultimately, improve the overall well-being of healthcare providers and the quality of patient care. Methods: The study investigated healthcare-provision–associated burnout, an…

AMA Reports Physician Burnout Rate Falls Below 50%

The AMA reports that the rate of physician burnout has fallen below 50%.

The CDC Offers Guide to Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Edwards EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement System – P230013.

Elevate Your Wellness with These Simple Self-Care Strategies

This guide is tailored to uplift your journey toward wellness, ensuring that the act of caring for oneself is elevated from an afterthought to a pivotal part of your daily regimen.

Listen as Drs. Carter Labares and Errington Thompson Discuss Physician Wellness

Errington Thompson, MD interviews Carter Lebares, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of California San Francisco. Dr. Lebares is the Director for the Center for Mindfulness in Surgery. During this podcast, they discuss the research behind physician well being and burnout, as well as Dr. Lebares’ latest publication in the…

Listen to Drs. Desiree-Burroughs-Ray and Christopher Jackson Preview Their Assembly Presentation on Wellness and Well-Being

In this podcast, Drs. Desiree Burroughs-Ray and Christopher Jackson preview their system- level and individual-level practical solutions to burnout, a topic they will discuss in greater detail in their presentation on wellness and well-being taking place October 28 during SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly in Greensboro, NC.

The Physician Position

Physician burnout, deficit, and scope of practice – these terms have become all too familiar when discussing the state of health care in 2023. The physician deficit in the US is increasing at an historic rate, leading to financial, mental, medical, and even legal strain on the very institutions and…

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CME Article: An Exploratory Study of a Fourth-Year Narrative Medicine Elective: Promoting Strategies for Personal Well-Being and Improved Patient Care

Objectives: Narrative medicine promotes the effective practice of medicine by requiring clinicians to listen to, reflect on, and manage not only the physiology of disease but also patient stories. The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine offers a narrative medicine elective to fourth-year students who participate in reading,…

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CME Article: Comparison of Sense of Humor and Burnout in Surgeons and Internal Medicine Physicians

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate humor styles in surgeons and internists and investigate the association between humor and burnout. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of physicians in surgical and medicine departments was conducted, assessing sense of humor and burnout using the Humor Styles Questionnaire and the Emotional Exhaustion subscale of the…

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Change in Physician Burnout between 2013 and 2020 in a Major Health System

Objective: Assessing changes in physician burnout over time can offer insight into the causes of burnout. Existing studies are limited by using different samples of physicians at each time point. Our objective was to assess changes in burnout between 2013–2014 and 2019–2020 overall and within a cohort of physicians who…

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Association of Intrinsic Motivating Factors and Joy in Practice: A National Physician Survey

Objectives: In response to the need to identify positive measures that more accurately describe physician wellness, this study seeks to assess the validity of a novel joy in practice measure using validated physician well-being measures and test its association with certain intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Methods: Secondary data analysis using…

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Physicians’ Total Burden of Occupational Stressors: More than Threefold Increased Odds of Burnout

Objectives: To assess the relation between total job stressor burden and physician burnout, identifying potentially contributory modifiable stressors, using a comprehensive, theory-based instrument created for physicians by physicians. Methods: From 2018 to 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional study in a public teaching hospital in India. Of 305 clinically active physicians,…

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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Practice of Otolaryngology

Objectives: Otolaryngologists in Texas have been greatly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Executive orders and professional recommendations have changed the way otolaryngologists practice. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of COVID-19 on otolaryngologists in the state of Texas. Methods: We surveyed the Texas…