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May 3, 2023 40 mins

"There's nothing more upsetting than maybe spending your life growing up to be a physician in emergency medicine. And 5, 10, 15 years into your career, you suddenly wake up one morning and say, 'I hate my life. I hate my job.' How does one change direction at that time in your life?"

But how can you make a change?  Or are there ways to feel not so burned out?


About Our Guest:
Dr. Harry Severance is from Duke University and the Erlinger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He's been a researcher, a teacher, he's set up residencies, he's done government work, military work, and he's now helping other ER physicians in guiding them through what brings them job satisfaction.

In this episode, we explore:

  • The alarming stats about Emergency Room safety and job satisfaction
  • Finances and burnout
  • Burnout as personal failure
  • How mental health conversations in ERs have changed over the decades
  • What to do if it's time to change careers


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Emergency Medicine Workforce is hosted by Dr. Leon Adelman, presented by Ivy Clinicians, and produced by Earfluence.


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