Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

(Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace. and it has been linked to rising rates of physician depression , doctor suicide , and medical errors.

Medical Student 246

Medical Student Diagnosis Physicals Medical 246

Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 31, 2024

December 17 th marked 11 years since this blog has been in existence, but for the first time ever since its creation, I managed to go the entire year without a single post! If you've been reading my blog for a while, then you know I basically completed a General Surgery based intern year. I had definitely been missing out!

Medical Student 52

Medical Student IT Patient-Centered Medical 52

ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Representatives from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (APDEM) and the Endocrine Society joined for a portion of the meeting*. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Telehealth Government 52

GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

So I have thought about this for months, maybe years since your 2016, cycle blog, but we have picked Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen. This is both a research and a clinical interest of yours. They don’t have an addiction clinic. Eric: And why Under Pressure. I’m going to start off with Katie. Right, Katie?

Illness 102

Illness Patient-Centered IT Patients 102

GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. Working with our clinical decision support team and thinking about where that could be. SPONSOR: .

Patient-Centered 115

Patient-Centered Illness Healthcare IT 115

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Alex: Today, we’re delighted to welcome Josh Briscoe, who is assistant professor of medicine and psychiatry at Duke, and a palliative care physician at the Durham VA Medical Center. Tell me about the clinical enc… How do you think the uncanny valley fits into medicine and communication training and skills? Eric: So yeah.

Illness 101

Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 101

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) Amber: Well, simulation is pretending, so I think of the way I use simulation is in trying to simulate clinical care.

Patient-Centered 111

Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare 111

GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. Working with our clinical decision support team and thinking about where that could be. She’s a clinical research coordinator trained for many years.

IT 105

IT Patient-Centered Healthcare Illness 105

GeriPal

MARCH 30, 2023

We’ve also love to hear from you on twitter and facebook your own experiences writing for the medical world (and please include links!) And so, it’s about going live on stage in the medical audience, and everything from the whiteboard in the surgery room saying, “Here’s the lineup. This is Eric Widera.

IT 95

IT Patient-Centered Patients Healthcare 95

GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

Back then we were a blog and Ken’s post, which is titled, Survival from Severe Sepsis: The infection is cured, but all is not well, is still one of our most viewed posts on Jerry Powell. It was this slow build, I would say. Julien: He basically had an end of life care discussion with this patient.

Patient-Centered 96

Patient-Centered Patients IT Illness 96

GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

I remember walking through San Francisco Airport with Bob, we just happened to be there at similar times, and saying, “Eric and I are thinking about starting a blog.” Then, it was like, well, it does as well as, and now, better than humans passing the medical boards, passing the law boards, doing great on the SAT, all that stuff.

IT 139

IT Electronics Patients Healthcare 139

GeriPal

MARCH 16, 2023

And then I feel like when I’m in clinic I’m helping individuals, and you only have so much time to help so many people. In clinic, I’m helping what, hundreds or thousands. I was like, I’m fascinated when I read medical books and they’re quoting patients these long paragraphs. Eric: Yeah.

IT 105

IT Healthcare Professional Healthcare Transportation 105

Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Published 2/5/19, updated 6/19/25) Rowdiest audience ever (at a medical conference at least). It’s now so common that more than half of all doctors report symptoms, with medical students , residents , and even senior clinicians feeling pushed to the brink. Wildest keynote! Let’s hear it for you guys. Think about it.

Clinic 246

Clinic Nurse Practitioner IT Medical 246