By Bruce A. Scott, MD, AMA President
Physicians choose careers in medicine because we are driven to help others, but ever-increasing demands on our time and our attention resulting from excessive administrative burdens and dwindling autonomy create barriers to patient care that are inescapable.
The truth is, providing the best possible care to our patients begins with taking time to care for ourselves—a fact often overlooked in a fast-paced clinical environment that grows more complex and time-constrained by the day.
The seemingly good news is that, according to data culled from the 2023 AMA Organizational Biopsy (PDF), physician burnout has fallen below the 50% mark. The bad news, of course, is that a staggering 48.2% of responding physicians reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout last year, which reflects the ongoing need for comprehensive solutions to a persistent problem.
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