Physician Leader as a Change or Burnout Agent in Physician Group Practices: Leadership Approach from a Mindfulness, Selflessness, and Compassion (MSC) Outlook

The Physician as Leader

Medical doctors have for a long time held a special position in society. In addition to clinical responsibilities, physicians frequently serve also as leaders and advocates at the individual, community, and societal levels. They are often in a unique position of insight, and provide important and useful perspectives which are valuable even outside of the scope of medical practice. As respected ...

Physician Leadership "Group Responsibility" as Key to Accountability in Medicine.

Physician burnout: A neurologic crisis.

The prevalence of burnout is higher in physicians than in other professions and is especially high in neurologists. Physician burnout encompasses 3 domains: (1) emotional exhaustion: the loss of interest and enthusiasm for practice; (2) depersonalization: a poor attitude with cynicism and treating patients as objects; and (3) career dissatisfaction: a diminished sense of personal accomplishment...

Impact of organizational leadership on physician burnout and satisfaction.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of organizational leadership on the professional satisfaction and burnout of individual physicians working for a large health care organization. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS We surveyed physicians and scientists working for a large health care organization in October 2013. Validated tools were used to assess burnout. Physicians also rated the leadership qualities ...

Physician leadership: the competencies of change.

he U.S. health-care industry has exploded into 1 of the largest nd fastest growing economies in the world. Currently, it is arger than the Gross National Product of all countries except or the United States, Germany, and Japan. Unfortunately, it is ebatable whether the quality and the delivery of patient care ave kept pace with the economic growth rate of this garganuan entity. As the complexit...