Ishwaria Subbiah: This is why there’s burnout in medicine

Ishwaria Subbiah shared a post on X:

”This is why there’s burnout in medicine. Stop telling physicians to meditate more — no amount of mindfulness erases the moral injury from third parties denying patients their basic symptom management meds.

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Ishwaria Subbiah is the Executive Director for Cancer Care Equity and Professional Wellness at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI). She is also the medical director of supportive care oncology, health equity and professional well being at The US Oncology Network. Dr. Subbiah focuses on reducing cancer outcomes disparities and diversifying clinical trial participation within SCRI’s combined research network of over more than 1,300 physicians at over 250 locations in 24 states across the US. Dr. Subbiah is a globally recognized expert in geriatric oncology, symptom management, palliative care, and healthcare professional well-being. She previously was an associate professor in the Division of Cancer Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is the Chair for the ASCO Women in Oncology working group and the ASCO State of Cancer Care in America initiative.