Burnout Prevention Archives

08/26/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-2

In Part 1 of this blog series about my recent surgery, I discussed how gaining a different perspective allowed me to change my mindset. Part 2 will

08/12/2021 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-1

In July, I had low back surgery (a right L5 -S1 discectomy and bilateral L5-S1 laminoforaminotomies) which in some part was due to years of performing

05/31/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Moving Away from Second Victim Syndrome

A recent article published on kevinmd.com titled “Second victim syndrome: a doctor’s hidden struggle” outlined the concept of second victim syndrome

05/15/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

How to Ensure Physician Wellness Programs are NOT Like Lipstick on a Pig

In her KevinMD.com article entitled “Physician wellness programs are lipstick on a pig” Linda Drozdowicz, MD argues that physician wellness programs

02/21/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

How to Help Recognize the Signs of Burnout

It is well known these days that burnout is a widespread point of discussion in the medical community – especially among surgeons. As much as we talk

01/18/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Eye on Wellness – Simple Burnout Prevention Steps

Are you overwhelmed at work to such an extent that you feel deflated, depleted, and emotionally drained? You may be experiencing burnout – and you’re

10/12/2018 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Purpose, Fulfillment and Shared Goals

In this article, I would like to review a recent blog written by SurgeonMasters contributor Kristin Long, MD, FACS. Dr. Long recently returned from a

04/13/2018 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Steps to Control Social Media

This week’s guest blog on steps to control social media is from Jonathan Cabin, MD, a practicing plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California. Social

09/01/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Beating Back Burnout in Five Steps

In a recent article published in bizjournals.com, executive coach and author Bruce Roselle outlined some of the factors that can contribute to