Why physician burnout is an exposure problem, not a failing
Burnout is often described in terms of workload: long hours, full waiting rooms, administrative burden. Those factors matter. But they do not fully explain a pattern many of us recognize.
Some days are manageable on paper, with reasonable patient numbers and no major crises, yet feel exhausting by mid-afternoon. Other days are objectively busier but somehow easier to get through. By mid-afternoon, between routine follow-ups and repeat prescriptions, the day can …
Why physician burnout is an exposure problem, not a failing
