Tips to Avoid Burnout in Your Practice #PACPearls

The Practice Advisory Committee has put together a list of pearls

to avoid burnout in your practice.

Focus on Your Strengths

You should spend your day doing what you were trained to do, and minimize the time you spend on regulatory and administrative tasks. 

- Dr. Mark Kaufmann, MD

Get the Support You Need

We hired a coder/biller who reviews our notes after we are finished. She verifies that what we have recorded in the note meets the level of service that we have billed. This has saved me hours of tediously going through notes to make sure I have coded correctly. This has increased my job satisfaction tremendously. Well worth it!

- Dr. Sarah Jackson, MD

Expand Your Passions

Find a passion (or a hobby) outside of medicine. My outside interests in art and design have led me to engage more in my community, travel, and improve the visual state of both my home and office. A happy visual space makes for a place I want to be in.

- Dr. Elizabeth Long, MD

Connect with Nature

Nature is a great way to soothe the mind and soul - schedule a hike, day by the lake/ocean or an outdoor activity at least once a month to recharge and reflect.

- Dr. Monica Li, MD

Give Back and Get Inspired

Get involved in training programs. This could mean anything from letting residents or medical students shadow or spend time rotating with you, lecturing at medical schools and residency programs, or helping to staff resident clinics. It could be a small time commitment as little as 1-4 times a year or more regularly. 

It is a nice break from our regular clinics and the time to interacting with medical students, residents, or fellows can be inspiring and refreshing. The energy and excitement of young, eager physicians helps to remind us of how far we’ve come and what it was that first inspired our passion for dermatology. 

- Dr. Jeanette Black, MD

Engage Your Curiosity

Find a topic that interests you outside of your day to day practice grind, learn more about it, and get involved! Join a committee, volunteer to review a journal, get involved in advocacy, or write a paper. Dermatologists are such an interested, smart bunch of people and expanding your knowledge will help you engage with others and broaden your support network.
- Dr. Deirdre Hooper, MD