‘Moral imperative’ to address physician burnout emerges in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

On May 23, 2022, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on health worker burnout and wellbeing, declaring the situation a “crisis,” and addressing it a “top national priority.”
Provider burnout — in rheumatology and other specialties — had been an ongoing issue dating back prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the stresses of the pandemic proved to be a “uniquely traumatic experience” for health workers and their families, pushing them “past their breaking point,” Murthy said in a statement accompanying the

On May 23, 2022, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on health worker burnout and wellbeing, declaring the situation a “crisis,” and addressing it a “top national priority.”
Provider burnout — in rheumatology and other specialties — had been an ongoing issue dating back prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the stresses of the pandemic proved to be a “uniquely traumatic experience” for health workers and their families, pushing them “past their breaking point,” Murthy said in a statement accompanying the