KevinMD April 12, 2022
Physician burnout continues to increase as we enter into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, the Physicians Foundation reported data from a survey of 2,504 physicians conducted from May 26-June 9, 2021. In this survey, 61 percent of physicians reported experiencing burnout, an increase from 40 percent reported in the 2018 data. This burnout is often seen in those who, during their midlife, may feel what Brene Brown calls “the unraveling.” This is a time when many physicians may want to turn off auto-pilot and re-evaluate their goals. Pair that feeling with a never-before-experienced pandemic, and physicians may be leaving their field in larger than ever numbers.
I found myself at this point of “unraveling” in 2021....
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