Hi, I'm Henry Bear.

And I'm Tyler Johnson.

And you're listening to The Doctors Art, a podcast that explores meaning in medicine.

Throughout our medical training and career, we have pondered.

What makes medicine meaningful?

Can a stronger understanding of this meaning create better doctors?

How can we build health care institutions that nurture the doctor-patient connection?

What can we learn about the human condition

from accompanying our patients in times of suffering?

In seeking answers to these questions,

we meet with deep thinkers working across health care, from doctors and nurses to patients and health care executives, those who have collected a career's worth of hard-earned wisdom.

Probing the moral heart that beats at the core of medicine, we will hear stories that are by turns heartbreaking, amusing, inspiring, challenging, and enlightening.

We welcome anyone curious about why doctors do what they do.

Join us as we think out loud about what illness and healing can teach us

about some of life's biggest questions.

According to our guest on this episode, Dr. Gail Gazelle, there has never been a more difficult time to be a doctor.

Whether or not you agree with this statement, it's true that clinicians today are expected to see more patients in less time than ever,

spend hours on the electronic medical record, and manage countless administrative and organizational pressures.

Dr. Gazelle is a physician coach who specializes in helping doctors build

resilience and confidence in order to overcome burnout and rediscovered joy in medicine.

She is the author of the book Mindful MD. Six Ways, Mindfulness restores your autonomy and cures health care burnout.

Over the course of our conversation, we discuss the psychological and

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