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The neuroscience of physician burnout nobody teaches

There is a moment every surgeon remembers. A minute earlier, it was an ordinary case, someone complaining about the overnight appendectomy they had to come in for, someone else describing upcoming vacation plans. Yacht rock playing quietly in the background.…

There is a moment every surgeon remembers.

A minute earlier, it was an ordinary case, someone complaining about the overnight appendectomy they had to come in for, someone else describing upcoming vacation plans. Yacht rock playing quietly in the background. Then everything quickly changes. A vessel tears, filling the field with blood midsentence. The anesthesiologist’s tone sharpened as the blood pressure began to fall, and every eye in the room turned …

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The neuroscience of physician burnout nobody teaches