You Are Strong: Don’t Let Burnout Win

Is burnout starting to creep its way into your professional life? Dr. James Turner is here to remind you that you are strong and you can overcome this.

Do you remember what it took to ace all those standardized exams in high school and college? The strength it took as a medical student to approach patients with confidence under the watchful and judging eyes of experienced physicians?

As a physician, you have demonstrated your strength time and time again. In the fight against burnout, your strength is an invaluable skill.

You Are Strong: Don’t Let Burnout Win

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You were strong enough to say, “no, I have to study” when friends wanted to go out because you had a dream of becoming a doctor someday.

You Were Strong in College

You were strong enough to pay for the applications, fight for the interviews, and earn your way into a matriculating medical school class. You were strong enough to defy the odds.

You were strong enough to withstand the rote memorization required in gross anatomy and biochemistry. You were strong enough to take on a seemingly insurmountable amount of debt.

You Were Strong in Medical School

You were strong enough to put on that white coat for the first time when it felt like the weight of the world’s responsibilities now rested on your shoulders.

You were strong enough to put your head down, be a good soldier, and do what you were told. You were strong enough to miss weddings, funerals, and reunions.

You Were Strong in Residency

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