What Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque Wants Physicians to Understand About Burnout

Oct 3 2023 • 42 mins

In this episode, we are excited to introduce our guest, Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, a board-certified Internal Medicine physician. She was born and raised in Kansas and attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at KU-Wichita as well.

After experiencing burnout herself and witnessing other physician colleagues go through similar struggles, she developed a passion for investigating the different aspects of burnout in the healthcare industry. While she acknowledges that the system is broken and needs to change, this podcast is a way to reach out to physicians and bring attention to what is, unfortunately, not an isolated situation.

In this episode, you will hear:

What burnout is and how it is defined by doctors and the WHO.
The ways in which the medical system is counterintuitive.
Reasons physicians do not seek help for mental health.
The epidemic of physician suicides and how the system is built against doctors from medical school.
Listen to the nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers. They will tell you what they need. It is up to the institutions and hospitals to listen and understand.
Advice for medical students and residents to avoid burnout.
Pros and cons of technology to physician burnout.
Better supporting physicians as patients, friends, family, and members of society.

Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, MD, is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician. She was born and raised in Kansas, and attended medical school at the University of Kansas [KU] School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at KU-Wichita as well. After experiencing burnout herself and watching other physician colleagues burn out, it became a passion of hers to look into different aspects of burnout. While the system does need to change, as it is broken, this podcast is a way to reach physicians and possibly shed light on what is not an isolated situation.

Episode References:

Physicians Anonymous: https://physiciansanonymous.org/

Connect with Dr. Sapna A Shah-Haque:

Website: https://www.theworthyphysician.com/

Email: theworthyphysician@gmail.com

Podcast: https://www.theworthyphysician.com/podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sshahhaque

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SapnaShahHaque

Book Contribution: Thriving After Burnout - https://www.amazon.com/Thriving-After-Burnout-Compilation-Strategies/dp/B0BRYZQX2P

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