8/29/25

The five seconds that keep doctors from burning out

Most doctors think burnout comes from caring too much. It doesn't. It comes from caring the wrong way. Executive coach Eva Minkoff, who has navigated the health care system as a chronic patient for decades, and physician advocate Kim Downey break down a five-second shift that lets clinicians stay present with suffering without absorbing it, and explain why medical school never taught the one skill that decides whether a doctor stays or quits.

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