Brian Sutter is a health care marketing leader at Advantis Medical. He writes about provider well-being, system operations, AI in health care, and amplifying the voices of health care professionals by capturing their real-life experiences and challenges. He also consults with health care organizations to improve clinician experience and expand access to flexible career options. You can explore his recent travel nursing articles or follow his work on Medium, Vocal, and SubStack. You can also connect with him on X (Twitter) or LinkedIn.
Brian Sutter is a health care marketing leader at Advantis Medical. He writes about provider well-being, system operations, AI in health care, and amplifying the voices of health care professionals by capturing their real-life experiences and challenges. He also consults with health care organizations to improve clinician experience and expand access to flexible career options. You can explore his recent travel nursing articles or follow his work on Medium, Vocal, and SubStack. You can also connect with him on X (Twitter) or LinkedIn.
I was on a call a few months back with a new physician assistant. She was still finding her footing, and she shared a moment that stuck with me. Almost in a whisper, she told me: “No one, not a single person, will ever know what it took, just to keep her alive.” This feeling lingered with her long after the adrenaline of the stressful code had faded.
That hit me …
Burnout isn’t a personal shortcoming; it’s a system warning. A peer-reviewed Annals of Internal Medicine cost estimate pegs the annual bill for physician burnout near $4.6 billion in turnover and reduced clinical time, an operational risk with human consequences. As an executive who works across clinical and administrative teams, I see this as both a human tragedy and an operational failure that demands leadership attention. The good news: There …
Burnout isn’t a weakness—it’s a warning sign.
I recently spoke with a nurse practitioner looking for a lifestyle change that could give her more balance without stepping away from medicine.
“I love caring for patients,” she told me, “but I don’t even recognize my life anymore. My schedule runs me, not the other way around.”
For her, locum tenens wasn’t a detour but a lifeline. Within months, she regained control of her time, …
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