Let's Talk New Mexico, 11/21, 8a: For many professionals, especially health care workers on the front lines, burnout spiked during the pandemic. A study reported a record high for burnout in 2021 of almost 63%. However, new numbers show that the physician burnout rate has dropped below 50% for the first time since 2020
These numbers point to long standing challenges of heavy patient loads and long shifts those in the field face, but a new generation of doctors are questioning if sacrificing their personal lives and mental health has to be part of the job or if these expectations are outdated.
On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we'll discuss if work-life balance is possible in health care and how the well being of physicians impacts patient care. Do you work in healthcare? How could the profession adapt to provide a healthy balance, or, is it just part of the job? Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the link below, or call in live Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
- Dr. Danielle Rivera, 3rd year resident in psychiatry at University of New Mexico Hospital, Delegate for Committee of Interns and Residents union
- Dr. Jill Slominski, Medical Director for Clinical Experience, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
- Dr. Kristina Sowar, Program Director for the School of Medicine's General Psychiatry Residency program, Co-Director for the School of Medicine's Office of Professional Wellbeing, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Additional Reading
Young Doctors Want Work-Life Balance. Older Doctors Say That’s Not the Job. - Wall Street Journal
More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture - MedPage Today
