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Katzen J, Dodelzon K, Michaels A, et al. Lessons learned: A single academic department's unique approach to preventing physician burnout. Clin Imaging. 2020;67:58-61doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025.
Katzen, J., Dodelzon, K., Michaels, A., & Drotman, M. (2020). Lessons learned: A single academic department's unique approach to preventing physician burnout. Clinical imaging, 6758-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025
Katzen, Janine, et al. "Lessons learned: A single academic department's unique approach to preventing physician burnout." Clinical imaging vol. 67 (2020): 58-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025
Katzen J, Dodelzon K, Michaels A, Drotman M. Lessons learned: A single academic department's unique approach to preventing physician burnout. Clin Imaging. 2020 Nov;67:58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025. Epub 2020 May 31. PMID: 32516695.
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Clin Imaging. 2020 Nov;67:58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025. Epub 2020 May 31.

Lessons learned: A single academic department's unique approach to preventing physician burnout.

Clinical imaging

Janine Katzen, Katerina Dodelzon, Aya Michaels, Michele Drotman

Affiliations

  1. Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 525 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States of America. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 525 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States of America.

PMID: 32516695 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.025

Abstract

Physician burnout is a recognized problem within medicine and its prevalence appears to be increasing. The symptoms include three major components; exhaustion, depersonalization and feeling a lack of accomplishment. The presence of burnout can have major professional and personal consequences. While there has been much commentary on the impact of burnout, little has been published addressing ways to prevent and resolve the issue. Our department has taken a novel and individualized approach to lower burnout. This includes allowing faculty to personalize their schedules as demonstrated by the perspectives of four breast imaging faculty. We as physicians are as diverse as the patient population we treat which needs to be recognized when addressing solutions to burnout. We propose that most practices and departments can find meaningful ways to allow physicians to increase their sense of autonomy through flexibility and control in scheduling. Having leadership open to unique and sometimes unconventional approaches enables a mutually beneficial culture of respect, productivity, and wellness.

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Keywords: Academic radiology; Physician burnout; Physician wellness

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