Background: Physician burnout has been alarmingly high with over 50% of practicing physicians in the U.S. reporting burnout. Of which, general internal medicine displays some of the highest rates. A recent study was published in December 2021 examining the topic of burnout from the perspective of academic hospitalists at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College […]

Background: Over 50% of practicing physicians in the United States report burnout with internal medicine having some of the highest rates. The aim of our study is to identify factors that contribute to burnout in academic hospitalists and the impact that COVID-19 has had on this phenomenon. Methods: 19 academic hospitalists at Froedtert Hospital & […]

Background: Over 60% of physicians report burnout. This is associated with poorer quality of care, more medical errors, increased physician turnover, substance abuse and increased suicidal ideation. Both physician-directed and organization-directed interventions have shown to improve burnout, with organization-directed providing the most benefit. Activities promoting community-building and physical activity have both been shown to reduce […]

Background: Lack of academic productivity poses barriers to the promotion of hospital medicine faculty members at academic medical centers.1,2 New faculty members may face additional challenges with academic promotions due to lack of research productivity and availability of career mentors. Lack of academic funding for early career academic hospitalists has previously been highlighted as a […]