BurnoutFamily Medicine
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The Doctor Who Couldn't Say No
I gave patients my cell phone number. I answered emails at midnight. I came in on weekends. I thought I was being a good doctor. I was actually dying.
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Physician Burnout
The emotional and physical toll of medical practice — raw stories of exhaustion and recovery
Stories about Physician Burnout
BurnoutEmergency Medicine
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The Bridge to Nowhere
Twenty-seven patients. One doctor. Sixteen hours. And the moment she realized that the myth of the invincible physician was killing her — and her patients.
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BurnoutCardiology
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The Real Cost of Being the Best
I had won every award, published in every major journal, and was on track to become chief of cardiology. I was also drinking a bottle of wine every night, hadn't spoken to my daughter in three months, and couldn't remember the last time I felt anything other than exhausted.
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Read the Stories That Changed Everything
Public descriptions say the book draws on more than 200 physician interviews and presents 26 selected accounts.
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