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Zombie Burnout: Why Low Turnover Isn't What It Seems
This Halloween season, the scariest costume in healthcare isn't fake blood or a movie-set skeleton—it’s the polished mask of an exhausted clinician walking down the clinic hallway saying, "I'm doing great, just busy," while running on 2% battery. In this solo episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat tackles the haunting reality of "Zombie Burnout"—a phenomenon where healthcare resignations continue to decline, but the workforce remains profoundly depleted.
While national AMA data shows physician burnout falling from its post-pandemic high of nearly 63% down to under 42%, broader…
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