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WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia in two categories: opportunity and competition and medical environment. Nineteen different metrics were examined in these two categories. With 74% of physicians now employed rather than practicing independently, you may have greater professional flexibility in deciding where you want to work.

Short appointment times, complex patient cases, stressors in electronic health records, a lack of control, and a poor work-life balance can all have a negative impact on patients’ health and even lead to physicians leaving their practices. Physician burnout reached 63% in 2021, demonstrating how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem. Recognizing the characteristics of zero-burnout practices and translating them into individual professional environments is one potential burnout intervention.

MDLinx compiled a reading list of captivating books that have nothing to do with medicine—but might just help physicians realize some things about their work — and life.

What is missing for Dr. Kristen Fuller now? Preserving life. Teaching sufferers and their families about chronic illness. Assisting individuals in changing their lifestyles to lead healthier lives. Observing patients make a full recovery from severe illness. The instinctive knowledge that she was making the world a better place. What doesn’t she miss? The way society views doctors, extreme stress, burnout, sleepless nights, emotional toll, and administrative work.

Physician burnout is on the rise, which should not come as a surprise after two years of fighting a pandemic. More than 13,000 doctors participated in the most recent Medscape survey on physician burnout, which included questions about their mental and physical health. Of those, 47% said they felt burned out. This is a rise from the previous survey’s 42%. Doctors who practice emergency medicine have seen the biggest increase in burnout among all specialties, and women doctors experience burnout at a much higher rate than their male counterparts.

The way that physician burnout is currently framed contributes to misconceptions about and stigma surrounding depression and discourages us from fully utilizing the resources available to prevent and treat depression.