Burnout among healthcare professionals raises concerns about care
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Burnout among healthcare professionals, especially since COVID-19, raises concerns about care
MIAMI, Fla. – Long before COVID swept the nation, the medical profession was facing high levels of burnout marked by depression, substance abuse and suicide.
Industry experts say many have become more over-burdened by the administrative aspects of their jobs which takes away from direct patient care.
”Anyone who touches a patient, anyone who deals with patient care is, at a point in their life, right now where they’re being burdened whether it’s clerical or compliance or anything else that puts a barrier between them and their patients. That’s causing a huge level of professional dissatisfaction that means more people are leaving the profession that means we have to train more people to do these jobs,” said Dr. Fernando Mendoza, pediatric emergency room physician and CEO of Scrivas, a med
When College Degrees Influence Venture Capital Investing
There is an unwritten rule about the hiring process on Wall Street as it relates to applicants interested in investment banking careers: If your parents are major clients of the firm you are interviewing at, you will get the job. If your uncle, for example, is an attorney who routinely gets Wall Street firms out of trouble, you will at least get an analyst internship. This is the way things have been since the 20th century, and they are unlikely to change in the near future.
Let’s say you do not have the benefit of familial bonds to get into Wall Street, but you do have a degree in finance; in this case, hiring statistics indicate that recruiters have a certain preference for applicants who have graduated from the following institutions:
“You Just
Have to Read This. . .” Books by Wesleyan Alumni Aspray ’73, MA ’73, Morris ’76, Roth ’70
April 29, 2021
In this continuing series, Annie Roach ’22, an English and Italian studies major from Middletown, Del., reviews alumni books and offers a selection for those in search of knowledge, insight, and inspiration. The volumes, sent to us by alumni, are forwarded to Olin Library as donations to the University’s collection and made available to the Wesleyan community.
William Aspray ’73, MA ’73 and Melissa Ocepek (editors),
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2020)
In the past year, our choice of residence has become more crucial than ever. In fact, the pandemic has caused many people to house-hunt, pack up and move away, ready for a change of scenery.
Bryant was killed by police and
Daunte Wright died before her. It feels like a never-ending cycle that is both painful and numbing. Consistently being absorbed in the fight against state violence can often leave us not knowing what to do, what to feel or even what to say. Thankfully, there are leaders, activists, organizers, protests, musicians and artists that have incredible ways of encapsulating everything the world is feeling in their work. Celebrating the end of National Poetry Month, here are ten poems that capture different aspects of the collective fight against injustice.
Adrenaline Rush
Performance Venue: Camp Bar (St. Paul, Minnesota)