AMA: Physician burnout rate spikes to new height

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the increase in the burnout rate among physicians in the U.S. during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a published study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Topics discussed include comments from American Medical Association (AMA) President Jack Resneck Jr., impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physician burnout, and the AMA's work to mitigate physician burnout.