Physician burnout down? Don’t be so sure.

📰 Headline: Physician burnout drops below 50% for first time since 2020
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/physician-burnout-drops-below-50-first-time-2020-ama-poll-finds

I don’t buy it.

At first glance, it sounds like good news, right? But I can’t help but feel it’s a bit misleading. From 2020 to 2023, we all went through the wringer with the global pandemic, and our hashtag#physicians were especially overwhelmed.

😓 Sure, the burnout rate is down to 48%, but let’s put that into perspective – it was 41% in 2019. So, while this drop from the all-time high of 63% during the pandemic is a step in the right direction, the overall trend is still up. And what the headline doesn’t mention is how burnout varies across different specialties.

👩🏾‍⚕️ These percentages aren't just numbers. They represent real people facing real challenges as they provide a public service that society cannot live without. Physicians are asking for transparency, autonomy, and support in their workplaces to do what they spent countless all-nighters studying for, paid thousands in exam fees to get certified for, took on hundreds of thousands of debt for, and spent all of the entirety of their 20s and some of their 30s getting overworked and underpaid for.

With Grapevyne 🍇 , these are the exact issues we aim to tackle by improving how physicians learn about and share clinical roles, ensuring better cultural fit. We’re passionate about making a real difference in supporting our healthcare professionals because it makes no sense that we can accept the critical shortage of this workforce while not working harder to support its wellness.

📣 If you're a hospital leader looking to improve the well-being of your physicians and healthcare workers and don't know where to start, here's an evidence-based guide to actions you can take, put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Link to the Impact Wellbeing Guide: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/impactwellbeing/guide/

In summary, take it away Kobe 🙏🏼