Physician burnout is often treated as a personal failure—a symptom of missing a meditation session or a hospital pizza party. But true burnout isn't about how much you suck; it’s about the rigid institutional matrix in which you operate.

In this episode, Dr. Sharon Stein sits down with Dr. Najjia Mahmoud, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at University of Pennsylvania and past president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, to dive into the clinical anatomy of burnout and what the antidote may be:

In This Episode:

• Exploring the three domains of burnout: cynicism, emotional exhaustion, and a low sense of personal accomplishment and how it differs ...