How to recognize and respond to burnout in a fellow physician

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4 reasons why burnout is more common among physicians

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Physician Health

Hospitalist burnout: 5 ways for leaders to tackle growing problem

Discover how leaders of this growing specialty can promote autonomy, master and purpose to combat the unique factors driving hospitalist burnout.

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Physician Health

5 steps physicians can take to get rid of “stupid stuff”

Needless tasks have exacted a toll on doctors’ daily workload. Learn more with the AMA about how to slash administrative burdens.

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Physician Health

10 medical specialties, 10 different ways to cut physician burnout

At Northwestern Medicine, 10 physicians participated in the “Scholars of Wellness” program to reduce burnout in their sections. Find out what their solutions were.

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Resident & Student Health

Why doctors marry doctors: Exploring medical marriages

Find out how often physicians marry other doctors or other health professionals and why these relationships can carry big upsides.

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Physician Health

4 personal reasons why some doctors have a lower risk of burnout

System-level solutions to combat burnout continue to advance. But what individual factors help some physicians avoid burnout? Find out more with the AMA.

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Physician Health

1 part of physician burnout fix: Help doctors develop as leaders

A family physician with burnout symptoms got help from an executive coach. He in turn created a leadership program at his health system to address physician burnout.

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Leadership

Shawn C. Jones, MD: From burnout to finding meaning in work again

Otolaryngologist and AMA member Shawn C. Jones, MD, has worked to limit the public health toll of tobacco and improve physician well-being.

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Payment & Delivery Models

5 ways to make team-based care a reality in your private practice

Preventing physician burnout is one of the many reasons private practices should take advantage of team-based care. Find out more from the AMA.

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The business case for investing in physician well-being

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