Physician burnout is at record levels. The U.S. healthcare system has made it harder to practice medicine than it ever should be - from a frustrating lack of control to an outdated culture that treated long shifts like a badge of honor. In Episode 2 of Building Better Health, Host Terence Samuel is joined by guests Patrick Conway, Chief Executive Officer at Optum, and Dr. Sharmila Makhija, Dean & CEO of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. Together, they discuss actionable solutions for healthcare reform — from upgrading clinical infrastructure to rewriting the medical school curriculum — to give doctors their autonomy back and protect the true calling of medicine. Timestamps: 0:00-0:55: Introduction 0:56-6:08: Dr. Conway and Dr. Makhija’s Career Journey and Current Positions 6:09-8:59: Discussing Physician Burnout 9:00-12:09: How Burnout Fits into the Healthcare System 12:10-14:05: Connecting Medical School and Training to Address Whole Health Concepts 14:06-16:22: What Do Clinicians Need the Most Right Now? 16:23-20:29: How Do We Get More Clinicians into Primary Care? 20:30-24:29: Discussing the State of American Healthcare 24:40-27:35 How the Healthcare System’s Culture is Changing 27:36-29:43: How Do Physicians Take Care of Themselves 29:44-30:22: Conclusion
Physician burnout is at record levels. The U.S. healthcare system has made it harder to practice medicine than it ever should be - from a frustrating lack of control to an outdated culture that treated long shifts like a badge of honor.
In Episode 2 of Building Better Health, Host Terence Samuel is joined by guests Patrick Conway, Chief Executive Officer at Optum, and Dr. Sharmila Makhija, Dean & CEO of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. Together, they discuss actionable solutions for healthcare reform — from upgrading clinical infrastructure to rewriting the medical school curriculum — to give doctors their autonomy back and protect the true calling of medicine.
Timestamps:
0:00-0:55: Introduction
0:56-6:08: Dr. Conway and Dr. Makhija’s Career Journey and Current Positions
6:09-8:59: Discussing Physician Burnout
9:00-12:09: How Burnout Fits into the Healthcare System
12:10-14:05: Connecting Medical School and Training to Address Whole Health Concepts
14:06-16:22: What Do Clinicians Need the Most Right Now?
16:23-20:29: How Do We Get More Clinicians into Primary Care?
20:30-24:29: Discussing the State of American Healthcare
24:40-27:35 How the Healthcare System’s Culture is Changing
27:36-29:43: How Do Physicians Take Care of Themselves
29:44-30:22: Conclusion
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