What is it about?
From a career spent nurturing trainees an students, I've found that work that is challenging and satisfying is far less likely to "burn out"the learner than mundane, rote, time-consuming tasks.
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Why is it important?
Concern with "burnout" is appropriate, but we musn't forget that learning medicine can involve satisfying activities, particularly if autonomous.
Perspectives
Medicine can still be fun if you don'tlet the screens and sharks get you.
Dr Robert William Ike
University of Michigan
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This page is a summary of: A Curmudgeon Rheumatologist Looks at “Burnout”, JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, February 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000002203.
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