Why doctors burn out connecting with patients, and how to fix it

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Eva Minkoff, a health care executive coach, and Kim Downey, a physical therapist and physician advocate, join Kevin to discuss their KevinMD article “How regulating clinical empathy prevents physician burnout.” You’ll hear why physicians who lean too far into patient emotion burnout, why those who shut down lose trust and treatment adherence, and why both paths end in the same exhaustion.

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