A survey shows there's nothing inherent about being a physician that leads to burnout. The problems are long hours and shame about errors.
Tag: physician wellness
Reducing falls for older adults: How physical activity keeps you balanced
The third blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults, offers recommendations for remaining physically active to reduce the risk of falling.
A physician’s COVID-19 experience: ‘I’m young and healthy. Yet I still was susceptible’
Stanford cardiologist Rahul Sharma spent nearly a month in quarantine after a mild case of COVID-19. He describes how the experience changed him.
“Your health is paramount”: The mental health of health care workers during COVID-19
Stanford mental health experts offer tips for handling the uniques stressors faced by health care workers treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
Doctors give electronic health records ‘F’ rating, study says
Electronic health records are not user-friendly according to a survey of physicians, which also linked these results with burnout.
The slow medicine of literature: Scope@10,000
Jacqueline Genovese reflects on a dinner and discussion series that lets Stanford physicians experience the "slow medicine of literature."
Burnout and care quality are connected, Stanford researchers find
Taking an overview look at research into burnout and quality of care, Stanford researchers confirm a link between burned-out providers and poor care.
Sleep deprived? A healthy diet can help
Improved nutrition — and access to healthy foods — can reduce the effects of sleep deprivation in physicians, new Stanford Medicine ressearch suggests.
“The core of the problem”: Stanford Medicine physician wellness program tackles burnout
WellMD, Stanford's physician wellness program, is featured in the recent issue of Stanford Medicine magazine. It also features a 1:2:1 podcast on burnout.
How to heal medical culture
Fully reversing the tide of physician burnout requires addressing deep issues within the culture of the health care system, Stanford Medicine leaders write.
How much does physician burnout cost? Researchers come up with a number
Physician burnout costs health care organizations about $7,600 annually for each physician they employ, Stanford researchers have found.
Wellness tactics from fields outside medicine
Firefighters, lawyers, teachers and other professionals have plenty to teach physicians about avoiding burnout and finding meaning in their work.
Spreading a culture of wellness to scientists-in-training
In a recent article, medical student Yoo Jung Kim and a co-author offer a few steps to promote a culture of well-being for trainees in academic science.
What needs to be said about mental health in medicine
A soon-to-graduate medical student talks about the challenges of studying and practicing medicine and encourages doctors-in-training to ask for help when they need it.
Doctors are becoming happier with their work life
Physicians are more satisfied in their jobs, a Stanford survey finds, but they're less happy than workers in other fields.
Stanford Surgery’s decorating contest brings cheer to doctors working over the holidays
Stanford Medicine hosted an office decorating contest to help share the holiday spirit for those who have to work between Christmas and New Year's.