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Burnout among physicians and other clinicians has become an epidemic that requires system-wide changes to address it, according to a new report by the National Academy of Medicine . Long hours, heavy workload, time pressures, technology challenges and dissatisfaction with their work may lead to clinician burnout, said Wanda Lipscomb, the College of Human Medicine ’s associate dean for student affairs, who served on the committee that produced the report, Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being . “Burnout is a problem that can be described as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a low sense of professional efficacy associated with workplace stress,” Lipscomb said. “A chronic imbalance of high job demands and inadequate job resources can lead to burnout and physician turnover. Eventually that is going to impact patient care.” The report found that one-third to one-half of U.S. clinicians have symptoms of burnout, including emotional e...

It's been a big year for expanding pathway opportunities to medical school at the College of Human Medicine . Upon forging additional partnerships throughout the state, the college announced last week an agreement with Xavier University of Louisiana to provide an enhanced opportunity for Xavier premedical students to attend medical school at MSU through our Mission SMART initiative. What is Mission SMART ? The Mission SMART (SpartanMD Acceptance Realization Track) Initiative is an enriched, interest-directed early acceptance program. With this initiative, the College of Human Medicine formally pursues and partners with like-minded undergraduate institutions with whom we share a strong mission-fit, based on graduate experiences and outcomes. To students at those institutions, Mission SMART offers early admission with enriched experiences for undergrads interested in becoming physicians in an underserved region or population. It's a big moment, as the college ...