Modern Aesthetics® spoke with Catherine Miller, RN, JD, a Senior Risk Management & Patient Safety Specialist for the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) in Los Angeles, about physician burnout, why we are seeing more of it today, and importantly what doctors can do to avoid or reverse it.
Becoming a physician is a not just a career choice, it is “a calling” and a lifelong commitment. Unfortunately, for many physicians, the professional rewards of status, security, and meaningful work are threatened by an avalanche of responsibility and stress characterizing today’s practice environment and further contributing to an escalating epidemic of physician stress and burnout.