Ways to reduce physician burnout

In 2019, experts at Harvard and other health organizations in the United States declared physician burnout a public health crisis.
The issue of burnout has only worsened amid the pandemic, as physicians struggle to maintain patient volume while being understaffed, stay up to date on changing guidelines and treatment options for COVID-19, address vaccine hesitancy and more.

“When I started in medicine, HIV was at its peak. That was a very challenging time, but nothing like what we’re seeing with COVID,” Eugene Yang, MD, FACC, a professor of medicine at the University of

In 2019, experts at Harvard and other health organizations in the United States declared physician burnout a public health crisis.
The issue of burnout has only worsened amid the pandemic, as physicians struggle to maintain patient volume while being understaffed, stay up to date on changing guidelines and treatment options for COVID-19, address vaccine hesitancy and more.

“When I started in medicine, HIV was at its peak. That was a very challenging time, but nothing like what we’re seeing with COVID,” Eugene Yang, MD, FACC, a professor of medicine at the University of