Three Ontario doctors to study physician burnout
September 27, 2023
TORONTO – The Ontario Medical Foundation has awarded $42,500 to each of three doctors to study solutions to the growing issue of physician burnout. “Burnout is a critical issue in healthcare, impacting almost three-quarters of physicians and made worse by the pandemic,” said Dr. Albert Ng (pictured), president of the OMF, the charitable arm of the Ontario Medical Association. “To have healthy patients and a high-quality healthcare system, you need healthy physicians.”
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