Provider Burnout

75% 130%
40% of medical residents
meet the definition
of burnout.
greater suicide rates
among male physicians than
greater suicide rates
among female physicians
than the general populaiton.
the general populaiton.

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While acknowledging that evidence-based organizational strategies are

important to reducing physician and health professional burnout,
Lifestyle
individual well-being approaches that emphasize a healthy lifestyle offer Medicine Tips
an additional powerful antidote to burnout. Intensive healthy lifestyle
interventions based in the science of positive psychology not only Health professionals can
improve physical health, but increase coping and resilience to establish benefit from individually
a state of thriving and flourishing. engaging in a healthy
lifestyle, as well as serve as
role models for coworkers
We can reduce health professional burnout through intensive
and patients, to lead change
individual well-being strategies, especially healthy habits and
in the workplace that sup-
positive activities, which supplement organizational and
ports a culture
system strategies to support a culture of well-being.
of well-being.

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