The Long Burnout

This book of poetry is the chronicle of a doctor's burnout, beginning with the Covid-19 pandemic and its endless unexpected developments. The anxiety disseminated by the virus and its multiple variants was amplified by the practical difficulties in caring for people and ever-worsening resource scarcities in our system. The relevancy is acute: burnout is a primary concern facing the medical profession today and perhaps most of society. And just when he thought he hit rock bottom, the author also