by Elizabeth | May 1, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Stress
When a Medical Rarity Becomes the Norm In 1912, Dr. Harvey Cushing, father of neurosurgery, described a cluster of symptoms — obesity, abnormal hair growth, and lack of menstruation — in a 23 year old woman, and posited that these symptoms were caused by a...
by Elizabeth | Jan 12, 2017 | Fatigue, Stress
4 Questions to Ask About Physician Burnout Yesterday, Medscape published its latest statistics on physician burnout. Burnout continues to increase in the country, with more than half of the 14,000 physicians surveyed reporting symptoms of burnout, a 25% increase since...
by Elizabeth | Apr 7, 2016 | Fatigue, Health at Work, Stress
Are You a Physician Who Thinks You’re a Slave? When I connected with a colleague last week on LinkedIn, I couldn’t help but notice his job title. My colleague is a respected physician at a world renowned academic medical center whose CV contains a list of...
by Elizabeth | Sep 13, 2015 | Fatigue, Health at Work, Stress
Are You a Statistic? Do You Know One? It is no secret that rate of burn out among physicians hovers near 50% and is rising year over year. Think about that statistic for a moment. Burn out isn’t just “all in your head”. It affects clinical...
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