The Blue Zones as a model for physician well-being

We need a new model to understand physician burnout. Presently, we have a disease model. Physicians are broken. Physician burnout has been hovering around 40-50%.1 We are increasingly aware of the costs to patients and physicians alike. Physician burnout has been associated with increased errors, unprofessional behavior, and poor patient satisfaction. Personal characteristics are well known. Burned out physicians tend to be younger, unmarried, and engaged in certain specialties such as emergency medicine.