Physician Wellness – Let’s abandon the struggle and just let doctors do what they do best.
In response to the chronic epidemic of physician burnout, there is a lot of talk about Physician Wellness these days. Hospitals and groups are being encouraged to establish a physician wellness committee and do something, anything, for the doctors. These efforts almost always fail because of a blind spot buried in the fabric of our medical education system.
In this article, let me show you
- Why these committees often sputter and die a quick, silent death
- Why the concept of Physician Wellness is always such a frustrating struggle
- Where to focus our energy instead to create the most good for the most doctors
