Mitigating burnout at the individual (vs. system) level requires a multifaceted approach that focuses on self care, healthier work-life integration and reevaluating priorities.
Addressing burnout can seem like yet another overwhelming task heaped on the shoulders of the already-overwhelmed physician. In many ways, that’s true. However, it helps to know that many doctors who make independent interventions report reclaiming a sense of wellbeing—and even finding renewed joy in their medical career.
Chapter 5 of the Physician’s Guide to Tackling Burnout contains a wealth of truly practical strategies physicians can use to manage and even recover from burnout. Way beyond traditional advice to “meditate” and “take a breath,” you’ll learn a stepped framework for approaching burnout and get a list of changes big and small that you can make to your practice in the interest of your personal wellness.
See our long list of strategies for addressing burnout within this framework.
