Published in:
01-01-2014 | Editorial Comment
10 Bold Steps to Prevent Burnout in General Internal Medicine
Authors:
Mark Linzer, MD, Rachel Levine, MD, MPH, David Meltzer, MD, PhD, Sara Poplau, BA, Carole Warde, MD, Colin P. West, MD, PhD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Physician burnout is an escalating problem receiving little attention from health care leaders. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction which includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. Physician burnout rates range from 30–65 % across medical specialties, with the highest rates experienced by those at the front line of care, including emergency medicine and general internal medicine.
1 Recruitment of medical students into general internal medicine is worrisomely low, and may relate in part to the perceived stressfulness of a primary care career. Addressing burnout among general internists is a national imperative, as health care reform necessitates greater reliance on primary care. …
