4 Topic Commentaries

10 states that support physician work-life balance

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  Lloyd B. Minor, MD

  Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

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  Stanford University School of Medicine

  Addressing the systemic issue of physician burnout is essential to not only increasing physician well-being but ultimately delivering better patient care.

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  Tait D. Shanafelt, MD

  Hematology

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  Stanford Medicine

  We have to change the workload and staffing levels so everybody is getting home at a reasonable time.

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  Colin P. West, MD, PhD

  General Internal Medicine

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  Mayo Clinic

  Leaders must be engaged and responsive to these problems by creating a supportive culture that minimizes stigma and promotes a positive workplace.

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  Mark Linzer, MD

  Medicine

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  University of Minnesota

  It has been a very, very trying 2 years for the clinician workforce, and the health care workforce in general.

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