Psychiatric Times October 3, 2022
The 18 hours a day, 7 days a week doctor lifestyle is over. But it’s not the cause of the burnout epidemic…
PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS
In a recent column on burnout from September 19, “Medical Business as Usual is Increasingly Unhealthy,” I discussed the myth that a focus on physician wellness activities will significantly reduce our burnout epidemic. A reasonable assumption, but not true. There are other such current myths about burnout. Here’s another one.
MDQuip often posts quotes related to physicians. On September 27th, it posted one from Dr Martin H. Fisher:
“A doctor must work 18 hours a day and 7 days a week. If you cannot console yourself to this, get out...