One of the biggest issues in medicine today is physician burnout, with almost 50% of all physicians reporting making active plans to leave the practice of medicine. We are joined by an expert on the subject of physician wellness, psychiatrist Wendy Dean. Dr. Dean and her co-author have singlehandedly changed the dialogue away from ‘burnout’ and towards the concept of ‘moral injury.’ We asked Dr. Dean for her perspective on the impact of corporatization and the replacement of physicians by nonphysician practitioners on physician morale and burnout.
Dr. Dean’s landmark article: https://www.statnews.com/2018/07/26/physicians-not-burning-out-they-are-suffering-moral-injury/
And Dr. Dean’s article on her experience with the healthcare system:
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/01/24/moral-injury-american-medicine
Dr Dean’s website and podcast:
https://fixmoralinjury.org/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moral-matters/id1529907905
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