Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Burnout and the related morale injury it causes are characterized by physical and/or emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased effectiveness. Burnout is all too common in physicians and is estimated to affect at least 50% of physicians at some point in their career.1 Many systemic risk factors contribute to this epidemic, including high patient volumes, increased administrative burden, lack of "user-friendly" electronic medical records, and lack of organizational infrastructure. Personal risk factors include being female, not having a spouse or partner, and being of younger age. [To read more, click View Resource.]
