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

2020

Authors Gold, Katherine J
Topics Achieving Health System Goals, Role of Primary Care
Volume 33(3):351-354
Source 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