There exists well established tools for assessing harmful, dysfunctional, or toxic work environments. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) has a decades-long track record of success for measuring the degree of job-related burnout present in any one individual, with both high sensitivity and specificity. The Maslach Areas of Work-Life Survey (MAWS) is equally efficient at measuring…
Author: Dr. Burnout
Healthcare Provider Burnout and COVID-19: A Battle on Two Fronts
High and increasing rates of provider burnout among healthcare providers has been well documented. Large scale studies have revealed job-related burnout (JRB) rates of over 50% across all the medical specialties nationwide. In some specialties burnout rates approach 70%, as in emergency medicine. The three hallmarks, or symptoms, of JRB are emotional exhaustion, the development…
Post-Training Mistakes Residents and Other Professionals Make: Part IV
At last. You’ve graduated and finished your training. You found the job of your dreams and moved to a city of your liking. You put your head down, got to work, and settled into a routine. The paychecks are coming regularly and, for the first time in a very long time, you have disposable income….
Post-Training Mistakes Residents and Other Professionals Make: Part III
This is the third post in a series on common mistakes I have seen medical residents and other professionals make just out of training, mistakes with long-term, often severe, consequences. The first post-training mistake I covered was the debt trap. The second was with employment agreements. In this post I’ll cover the third arena where…
Post-Training Mistakes Residents and Other Professionals Make: Part II
This is the second post in a series on common mistakes I have seen residents and other professionals make just out of training, mistakes with long-term, often severe, consequences. The first post-training mistake I covered in my last post was the debt trap. In this post I’ll cover the second arena where mistakes are commonly…