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Is it fixable?

How the health care system is addressing burnout among physicians

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Featured Stories See all featured stories Colorful illustration of a head in profile. The head is made out of various geometric shapes that appear to be tied together with string. A large bandaid appears on top. Tiny physicians are positioned around it, trying to hold it up and together.
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Is it fixable?
Burnout, which was once considered a personal problem, is now coming to be seen as a common occupational hazard for physicians. That shift has had a major effect on workplace well-being initiatives, medical education, and how the next generation of physicians understands the profession.
Group photo of six Black women who are breast cancer survivors. They are all looking up at the camera and smiling.
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Redefining the Crown
Crown is a word that holds great meaning, particularly in Black culture, where many have adopted the word to pay homage to their hair. Meet six Black breast cancer survivors who experienced hair loss from cancer treatment and are redefining their crown.
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Work, First
A physician turns to fiction to tell the story of a medical researcher working during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Faculty Stories See all faculty stories A doctor examines a patient's back. His hand's are on the patient's lower back and the patient is reaching around pointing to a spot on his back.
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Helping patients with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and long COVID
The director of U-M's Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center discusses misconceptions and treatments of fibromyalgia and chronic pain and how physicians can best help patients living with these conditions.
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How to help higher-weight patients get the best care
An associate professor of nutritional science at the U-M School of Public Health talks about how physicians can reduce weight stigma.
Dr. Robert Bartlett is wearing a doctor's white coat and leaning on a steel table in a lab with his hands clasped. He's standing next to a large circular surgical light.
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The things you didn’t know about the “father” of ECMO
Robert Bartlett (M.D. 1963) once wanted to play professional hockey, but instead he developed the heart-lung support system that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Even though he’s technically retired, Bartlett is still active in his lab developing new life-saving devices.
Alumni Stories See all alumni stories
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AMA President-elect … and lots more
Medical School alum Bobby Mukkamala (M.D. 1995) was recently voted president-elect of the American Medical Association.
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Your answers to the back cover question
Alums answer the question "Who influenced you the most in med school?"
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Stopping the stigma
A surgeon is using her recovery from substance use disorder as a chance to speak out about mental health stigma among physicians.
Student Stories See all student stories A family photo of Jake Ruduck with his wife, daughter, and dog. They are all sitting inside a white playhouse tent.
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Football, fatherhood, and a future in medicine
Former Wolverine and pro football player trades his football gear for a doctor's white coat.
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From investment banker to future doctor
Mustafa Saadi, M4, started in the finance world and is finding a second career in medicine.
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A Paralympian medical student feels grateful for unexpected gifts
How cancer and a scholarship changed the course of Sam Grewe’s life
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