Background: Current studies continue to find high rates of reported burnout worldwide among healthcare workers, including attending physicians. However, many of the studies have been limited in assessing attending physician well-being across multiple sites and healthcare systems. Within our health enterprise, we have a diverse group of attending physicians, particularly those who rotate on the [...]

Background: Prevalence of burnout is significantly higher in physicians than general population. Burnout is expected to result in decreased personal well-being, however, relationship between physician burnout and well-being is unexplored. Therefore, our aim was to examine the relationship between burnout and well-being among medical staff physicians of an academic hospital. Methods: All medical staff physicians [...]

Background: Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking to improve physician well-being to combat rates of physician burnout. The Stanford Wellness Framework details a multi-pronged solution which includes three domains: personal resilience, culture of wellness, and efficiency of practice. Enhanced communication skills can improve patient-provider relationships and foster personal resilience, while improving efficiency in practice and contributing [...]