Medical Student Burnout and the Challenge to Patient Care
In 2006, Dr. Liselotte N. Dyrbye and her colleagues at the Mayo Clinic found that nearly half of the 545 medical students they surveyed suffered from burnout, which they defined as professional distress in three domains: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low sense of personal accomplishment. Moreover, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
31 Oct
Burnout, Not a Surprise
31 Oct
Hammered!
There are three weeks left before Thanksgiving. By now, I can see that a lot of us are running out of steam. We just took our second Anatomy exam on Monday. Currently, we are being hammered by biochemistry and there will be more to come next week at a lightning speed. Its exam will be [...]
19 Oct
Solitary Weekend Mornings
Eight thirty? It’s the weekend.
Fifteen more minutes.
Boiling water.
A spoon of Folders,
in my favorite cup.
Empty CoffeeMate.
That’s not cool.
Frozen chicken nuggets,
dipped in spring roll sauce.
Sitting and sipping coffee
in my favorite spot.
11 Oct
The Killer Quiz
Today marked the infamous killer Anatomy quiz. Only 17 questions, yet it managed to fail more than half the class. Even the dean wrote an “encouraging” letter telling us that it’s not the end of the world … yet.
I managed to pass with 13/17 missing 4 questions. Two of which are basically questions that I [...]
6 Oct
Neurosis Doesn’t End with Pre-meds
As a student entering medical school, you would think that all of your neurotic disorders would be left behind. Think again, because it shows up, my friend, in the form of “I think I have [current disease being studied]. I better go check with the Doc.” Yea, you think it’s funny now, just wait until [...]
