Say it louder for the people in the back: physicians overall do not have a deficit in resilience
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@JAMANetworkOpen
: how resilient are physicians, and how does this compare with the general public?
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@ChristineSinsky
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Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population
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@rocketgirlmd
@GavinPrestonMD
1/2 Yes! And the solution is NOT (as many of our so-called leaders say) to make us more "resilient" or "durable." We are, as a bunch, as "tested tough" as anyone. It's fixing the illogical/abusive system (created/mandated by non-physicians) in which we try to do our work...
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@GavinPrestonMD
2/2 Physicians/surgeons are “tested tough.” We survived highly competitive pre-med, exhausting med school & often brutal residencies (some 100-120 hrs/wk!). But current environment is beyond toxic. And again, some think answer is to make US more resilient- instead of fixing mess!
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@rocketgirlmd
Also our anemic/so called leadership/AMA seems interested in everything but fighting hard for physicians & our profession, which they have helped usher down the tubes, where we have little say in healthcare. Instead of FIGHTING HARD, they want us to learn to better take punches.
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@rocketgirlmd
Oh how very enlightening: it appears that it isn’t the inherent deficits of thousands of very motivated individuals, it might actually be a problem in the system that they all have in common. Who’da thunk it.
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@rocketgirlmd
Absolutely. Most people who gut it out through med school and residency have considerable resilience but at some point, you are on your knees.
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@rocketgirlmd
Physicians are likely more resilient to successfully complete med school and residency. For women, we need to address family leave issues, gender bias, sexual harassment, lack of mentoring/sponsorship, etc, not just make women more resilient to survive these.
@AMWADoctors
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@OslerHealth
Indeed! Build the foundation for all healthcare providers. Organizations provide the structure for high-resilience team members to work and the resilience becomes visible so easily...
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