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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

(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. It’s a growing crisis affecting over half of all doctors in the U.S., Now we’re getting somewhere.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

And then one day when I was in my third year of medical school, I was in the gym and I hurt my back in a really horrific way. We discussed the nature of pain, what makes chronic pain different from acute pain, what’s the difference between proprioception, pain, and suffering, and so much more. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider.