Patty Fahy is an internal medicine physician and founder, Fahy Consulting. She can be reached on Twitter @pattyfahyMD.

The business school mindset doesn’t mind physician burnout

Physician
August 10, 2021

Even those of us with a meditation cushion and a gong app are likely to recoil when mindfulness practices are suggested as solutions for physician burnout. Sure, these practices are important. No, they do not address the causes of physician burnout.

Certainly, a more genuine effort by organizational leaders would be to respond to the data. There’s lots of it. The burnout — now “wellness” — data is collected endlessly and …

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The business school mindset doesn’t mind physician burnout

Physicians must lead. Here’s why.

Physician
September 14, 2016

Some docs consistently say “no thanks” to formal leadership roles. They prefer not to run for a board position, become department chief, or step into an executive role because their passion and focus is patient care.  This primary interest in the core work shows up in other professions, too.  My brother, a mechanical engineer (I’d say “brilliant mechanical engineer,” but he might read this), eschewed management positions his whole career. …

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Physicians must lead. Here’s why.