by Dike Drummond, MD | Dec 15, 2015 | Personal Health & Wellness
Why does having a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment as a modern doctor seem like such a struggle at times? There is an invisible battle going on, day-by-day between our search for a Fulfilling Career in Medicine and the hidden forces of Professional Burnout. What...
by Pamela Wible, MD | Nov 9, 2015 | Personal Health & Wellness
Burnout is a complete mental and physical collapse from overwork. Psychiatrists define it as “a job-related dysphoria in an individual without major psychopathy.” Which means—your job sucks. You’re normal. When your job is sucking the life out of you, deep breathing...
by Pamela Wible, MD | Oct 16, 2015 | Personal Health & Wellness, Work Life Balance
Physician burnout is the latest trend among doctors. There are books, workshops, even special breathing exercises for physician burnout. Suddenly every other doctor I meet has burnout. And half of all med students have burnout before they graduate. WTF. We enter...
