Month: February 2025

causes of physician burnout

The causes of physician burnout (Part 1)

The epidemic of burnout among physicians and other healthcare professionals is here and it ain’t going away (yet). This article explores the key underlying causes of physician burnout and moral injury.

How to be a good physician poem

Physician Poetry: How To Be a Good Doctor On a Very Bad Day

Physician Poetry: How To Be a Good Doctor On a Very Bad Day. The writer beautifully articulates the quiet suffering so many of us endure—the shame, the imposter syndrome of self-doubt, and the silent suffering and unnecessary isolation that comes with the weight of our responsibilities and our toxic medical system.

Jeff Cohn MD

Mental fitness and leadership coaching; stop hurting/start thriving; navigating uncertainty; “positive deviance”; hematologist/oncologist, chief quality officer; certified coach

Poem - The Human Conundrum - Dr Preyasha Tuladhar

Physician Poetry: The Human Conundrum

This poem, The Human Conundrum, explores the emptiness of consumerism and the need for deeper fulfillment through creativity, community, and connection with nature. It highlights the damage inflicted on the planet due to overconsumption while offering hope through imagination, unity, and action.