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Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, is a former primary care physician with more than 20 years of experience as a professional health care writer...

“The last thing someone who is exhausted can do is take on a big change, but we can engage in small changes that make a difference.”...

You can make a difference if you remember, and act upon, one key concept: The Problem with Burnout is the Workplace, Not the Worker

Healthcare leaders, at the local and national level, must prioritize clinician well-being and take action to address burnout.

One such correlation is the connection between Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Maslach’s Drivers of Burnout.

Dr. Breen was an exemplary physician and human being, an optimist with a magnetic personality, who died by suicide on April 26th.

The Pandemic Has Changed Everything. This is an opportunity to transform broken relationships between executives and clinicians.

Intrinsic rewards are deeply tied to respect. “Respect is like air. If you take it away, it’s all people can think about.

How many little problems do you put up with each day simply because it’s easier to put up with them than to try to fix them?

Physicians strongly value autonomy, and we should. Much of what we do requires making decisions and taking independent actions.