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, 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if sacrificing their personal lives and mental health has to be part of the job or if these expectations are outdated.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鈥檚 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 , Delegate for union
- Dr. Jill Slominski, Medical Director for Clinical Experience,
- 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,
Additional Reading
- Wall Street Journal
- MedPage Today
