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AMA Update 555: Burnout gender gap: Burnout in men vs. women and how to reduce physician burnout

Which physician has the highest burnout? How does gender affect burnout? Why is mental health important for healthcare workers? Our guest, Mary Pan, MD, family medicine physician and chief wellness officer at the Washington Permanente Medical Group, discusses the ongoing issue of burnout among women physicians, the persistent gender gap in burnout rates, and outlines innovative health care support systems like physician mentorship and peer support to improve the well-being of doctors. Dr. Pan shares insights from the AMA’s Mini-Z Survey, which shows that while burnout rates are decreasing, women still experience higher levels of burnout compared to men—especially when it comes to work done outside of regular hours. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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📉 Find more physician burnout statistics in the AMA’s survey: https://ama-assn.co/Burnout_rates2024

📊 Read more about the gender differences in burnout: https://ama-assn.co/Burnout_gendergap

🏆 Check out AMA’s Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program: https://ama-assn.co/JoyInMedicine

🗺️ AMA Joy in Medicine Roadmap: https://ama-assn.co/JoyInMedicine_Roadmap

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AMA Update 536: After a near-death experience, one physician leader works to reduce the in-basket burden

Our guest is Reggie Lyell, MD, medical director of informatics at Baptist Health. Dr. Lyell discusses the near-death experience that caused him to retire and the opportunity that inspired him to return to work. He talks about his new role as a leader focused on improving clinical workflows and his current project to improve the in-basket experience. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💻 Check out all the toolkits and playbooks from AMA STEPS Forward™: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward

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AMA Update 267: Recognizing and addressing disparities in health care with Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD

Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, a family physician, epidemiologist and anti-racism thought leader, is well-known for her allegories on race and racism. In this episode, she joins American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger to discuss specific ways physicians and medical students can advance health equity and address systemic disparities in medicine.

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