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Podcast: The Podcast by KevinMD
Episode: Innovative training strategies to reduce physician burnout
Description: Orthopedic surgeon Yoshihiro Katsuura discusses his KevinMD article, "It’s not a normal job, folks: How 3 elemental forces of reality shape the profession of medicine." In this episode, Yoshihiro, along with premedical students Andrew Roos and Rebecca Hu, explores the cultural, economic, and natural forces that uniquely burden physicians, leading to high rates of burnout and workforce attrition. Together, they analyze how these elemental forces exacerbate the demands on medical professionals and discuss the resulting impact on patient care and the health care system. Yoshihiro also offers innovative training approaches designed to equip the next generation of doctors with th...