Rebekah Bernard, M.D.

Perils of Replacing Physicians with Non-Physician Providers, Part 2

Unfortunately, the focus on increasing nursing scope of practice has led to several dangerous consequences. The first adverse effect of increased NP production is a decline in bedside nurses, one of the most critical components of our healthcare system.

The practice of medicine in our current healthcare system is making physicians sick, with levels of burnout and mental strain increasing across every specialty.

Studies show that most women physicians-52% in one study and 75% in another-have been sexually harassed at some point in their career by patients.

Lady doctors, if you’ve taken Beyonce’s advice to heart and “put a ring on it,” then I have another message for you: Get a prenup.

The statistics are clear: Physicians are burned out, miserable and trying to get out of the clinical practice of medicine, and women physicians are leading the pack at twice the level of burnout as their male colleagues.