This month’s cover story on rheumatology and burnout brings to the fore numerous issues and challenges for our profession for both physicians and advanced practitioners.
The discussion is spot-on in my opinion as to the contributing causes, but unfortunately there are no simple solutions.
What I did take away from our discussants, however, is a growing sense that our national discontent is gradually coming to a head at every level, from the embattled solo practitioner, to small and large group practices, to the employees of major centers and academic institutions. For most of us who