A robust health care system requires healthy physicians. This statement may seem self-evident; however, traditional efforts to improve health care systems have focused on decreasing costs and improving access. It is only recently that more attention is being paid to physicians’ well-being and wellness; studies have demonstrated that without physicians who feel engaged, valued, and fairly treated, a health care delivery system cannot function optimally. 

SUMMARY: Chapter 4 discusses the prevalence of stress and burnout among clinicians, its negative implications for patient care, and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the entire healthcare industry, and medical education in particular. Ch. 4 also explains how the program’s unique approach can improve medical education.

Author: Iris Mushin, M.Ed, MBA

Contributing Editor: Anoop Agrawal, MB