A Burnout's Rehab.

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On Being a Doctor20 August 2019A Burnout's RehabDiana Pi, MDDiana Pi, MDWestlake, Ohio (D.P.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-2911 Audio Reading - “A Burnout's Rehab” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “A Burnout's Rehab” by Diana Pi, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail For 20 years, I was a generalist at a hospital-based outpatient practice. After following us for weeks, a team of consultants sat us down and unloaded ways to improve our efficiency. My hardest change: 20-minute appointments for new patients. Months later, I hung up my white coat and walked out hugging a plastic crate containing everything I cared to keep from my professional life—two diplomas, a board certificate, two flash drives, a stethoscope, a backup stethoscope, an otoscope, and a no-name vine that had survived on indirect sunlight in my office for decades.I was 49. And burned out.My ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Westlake, Ohio (D.P.)Corresponding Author: Diana Pi, MD, 25739 Briarwood Court, Westlake, OH 44145; e-mail, diana.pi.[email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “A Burnout's Rehab” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “A Burnout's Rehab” by Diana Pi, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 20 August 2019Volume 171, Issue 4Page: 295-296KeywordsBlindnessChartsNursesRabbitsReasoningSmellStomachSweatThoraxTraumatic brain injury ePublished: 20 August 2019 Issue Published: 20 August 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...