Is Staying Worth It? How One Physician Broke Free From The “sunk Cost Fallacy”

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We sit down with anesthesiologist Kolleen Dougherty as she reflects on her experience of career burnout after two decades at a Level 1 hospital Kolleen shares the internal struggles that kept her in a job that no longer brought her joy and how fear loyalty and the sunk cost fallacy contributed to her staying longer than she should have She opens up about her journey to making the difficult decision to leave and the relief that followed Kolleen Dougherty is an anesthesiologist She discusses the KevinMD article Why this doctor stayed stuck in a job for years and how she finally broke free img class alignnone wp-image-465575 size-medium src https www kevinmd com wp-content uploads Microsoft-logo rgb c-gray-300×134 png alt width 300 height 134 Our presenting sponsor is DAX Copilot by Microsoft Do you spend more time on administrative tasks like clinical documentation than you do with patients You re not alone Clinicians report spending up to two hours on administrative tasks for each hour of patient care Microsoft is committed to helping clinicians restore the balance with DAX Copilot an AI-powered voice-enabled solution that automates clinical documentation and workflows 70 percent of physicians who use DAX Copilot say it improves their work-life balance while reducing feelings of burnout and fatigue Patients love it too 93 percent of patients say their physician is more personable and conversational and 75 percent of physicians say it improves patient experiences Help restore your work-life balance with DAX Copilot your AI assistant for automated clinical documentation and workflows VISIT SPONSOR https aka ms kevinmd SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST https www kevinmd com podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD https www kevinmd com recommended GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE https www kevinmd com cme I m partnering with Learner to offer clinicians access to an AI-powered reflective portfolio that rewards CME CE credits from meaningful reflections Find out more https www kevinmd com learnerplusClick here to visit this podcast episode