Women’s Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out?

Author(s)

Gold, Katherine J

Topic(s)

Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals

Keyword(s)

Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), Policy Brief Commentaries, and Practice Organization / Ownership

Volume

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

A woman family physician in rural practice recently commented to me: “My male colleague did not even know my patient had depression, but that is all she wants to talk about with me.” A colleague in academic family medicine echoed a similar perspective: “Well of course female physicians are

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