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Study finds mistreatment, discrimination behind physician burnout

Written by 9News | May 28, 2022

It’s been a tough few years for healthcare workers.  Stories of burnout include pandemic patient volumes and tragedies, staffing shortages, and mistreatment from patients and visitors.  A new study puts numbers to the stories, and shows how female physicians and doctors of color often experience the worst of it.