|Slideshows|September 10, 2021

How burnout has affected physicians’ careers, in their own words

As part of the 3rd annual Medical Economics Physician Burnout survey, we asked physicians to tell us how burnout has affected their own career.

As part of the 3rd annual Medical Economics Physician Burnout survey, we asked physicians to tell us, in their own words, how burnout has affected their own career. Here’s a sample of some of the comments we received.

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Clinical Consultations™: Addressing Elevated Phosphate Levels in Patients with END-STAGE Kidney Disease (ESKD)

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