Let’s Talk New Mexico, 11/21, 8a: For many professionals, especially health care workers on the front lines, burnout spiked during the pandemic. A study reported a record high for burnout in 2021 of almost 63%. However, new numbers show that the physician burnout rate has dropped below 50% for the first time since 2020
These numbers point to long standing challenges of heavy patient loads and long shifts those in the field face, but a new generation of doctors are questioning if sacrificing their personal lives and mental health has to be part of the job or if these expectations are outdated…