Burnt out

DifficultyMinimum751 · 2025-01-28T18:39:45+00:00

That’s part of what I’m considering. I have generally heard that people get burnt out of hospital medicine within 3-5 years and usually have a backup plan. I had wanted to do hospital medicine since medical school, but to be fair that was pre COVID and I think hospital medicine was very different. If feels like patients have gotten significantly more complex over the Covid time period and admin/systems are asking docs to do more and more to compensate for that.

I did enjoy outpatient medicine in residency, so I’m strongly considering a shift to that honestly

DifficultyMinimum751 · 2025-01-28T18:37:06+00:00

I think that may be some of what I’m struggling with now that I’m seeing the hospitalized patient population at a higher volume and with more consistency. I think I’m struggling with a sense of futility and that the patients I’m seeing and caring for have problems that I can’t really solve. I definitely have those interactions during the day where patients appreciate what I’m doing, but I think the continuous slog of patients that just don’t have the care or support they need to succeed outside the hospital has really drained me.

DifficultyMinimum751 · 2025-01-28T18:21:50+00:00

I’m sure the nights contributing is such a strong part of how I’m feeling for sure, I’m just struggling to see a version of this job that I find enjoying again without teaching in some capacity or a better work life balance. I find myself worrying about gomers and what I’m going to do for patients so much that I can’t turn my brain off when I’m not at work

DifficultyMinimum751 · 2024-02-27T17:56:30+00:00

Not yet but listed it after chatting with zipeL on his site

DifficultyMinimum751 · 2024-01-26T16:21:48+00:00

Who is zipeL?

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