Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
~ Albert Einstein

Physician Burnout - Praying for a one-step solution is human nature and a trap!

One of the key features of physician burnout is a desire to run away, escape, make the pain stop. When you are deep in the downward spiral, your mind drops to its knees and prays for a simple, one-step solution to the agony and despair.

We ask basic questions like:

1. What is the solution to physician burnout?
2. What can I do to solve this, make it go away and get on with my career and my life?
   
   

Because our questions are simple, we assume a simple answer -- a solution, a magic pill, a one-shot fix -- will come to our rescue.

This is magical thinking and a search that is doomed to fail !

In this blog post, let me show you the simplest way possible to prevent physician burnout in any healthcare organization that employs physicians. 

I promise to make it as simple as possible for you, but no simpler. 

 

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Get Answers for Your BURNOUT PREVENTION STRATEGY
FOR YOU: 5 PERSONAL Support Tools are HERE
FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION: 6 CORPORATE Support Tools are HERE 
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THREE KEY DISTINCTIONS

Physician burnout is a normal response to overwhelming stress  

Burnout is a normal response in anyone who chose to be a helper and a healer and is blocked from making enough of a difference in the lives of their patients.

PhysiciansOnPurpose [ POP ] Podcast #60

Dr. Elizabeth Hughes MD and "Doctors Emotionally Abusive Relationship With Our Careers"

Are YOU at Risk?

Learn six parallels between classic abusive romantic relationships and employee physician's often dysfunctional relationship with their career.

This is Episode 60 of our Physicians On Purpose [ POP ] Podcast - with 19,564 downloads to date. 

STOP PHYSICIAN BURNOUT Book Review and Summary

"Stop Physician Burnout: What to do when working harder isn't working" by Dr. Dike Drummond

The #1 home study guide to build your own Personal Burnout Prevention Strategy. The ideal "Journal Club" study guide for your whole office. Discounts of 40% on orders of three or more. 

This book is a practical guide based on Dr. Drummond's personal experience of burnout and his 12 year physician coaching practice focused on the prevention and treatment of burnout in doctors.

PRACTICAL TOOLS - NOT an Abstract Academic Discussion

The book keys on practical tools to help physicians recognize, prevent, and recover from burnout.

LOCUMSTORY Podcast

EPISODE 9: Recognizing and preventing physician burnout, with TheHappyMD, Dr. Dike Drummond