December, 2024
December 2024
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
Vinay Prasad: How to actually reduce burnout
Dec 22, 2023, 18:19

Vinay Prasad: How to actually reduce burnout

Vinay Prasad, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco, shared a post by JAMA Network Open on X, adding:

“How to actually reduce burnout:

  1. If a doc doesn’t want to publish research (most academic docs SHOULD NOT) do not make this a req. for promotion
  2. No more unproven training modules (aka all of them)
  3. Academic docs should have a reason to be academic- teaching, research..
  4. Hospital policies should be based on good evidence (vax and mask mandates) — they are not
  5. Free parking
  6. More social events
  7. More in person gatherings
  8. Better ancillary staff/ support for retainment
  9. 1:1 administrative assistants
  10. Less friction for reimbursement/ more per diem options
  11. Shorten training/ No more additional years
  12. Instructor positions eliminated. Assistant professor should be default
  13. Committees/ all service should be paid
  14. All teachers get a TA

 

Vinay Prasad: How to actually reduce burnout

A

15. Admin should not blindly cave to students increasing demands
16. Admin should be picked by voting among faculty, not current processes, and subject to elections
17. academic freedom absolute
18. more fun debates

All my ideas should be tested by RCT. (See article here)”

Vinay Prasad: How to actually reduce burnout
A
Quoting JAMA Network Open‘s post:
a
“1 in 3 academic physicians report they are considering leaving their institution within 2 years. Burnout and lack of professional fulfillment were associated with intention to leave; a comprehensive approach will be needed to reduce physician turnover.”
Vinay Prasad: How to actually reduce burnout
A
For the JAMA Network’s article click here.