Tammy, an emergency room resident doctor, joins us to talk about her experience working in a medically underserved population during covid-19, the expanded role she has needed to serve in the emergency room during this time, and how her institution adapted to the increased patient volume . We also spend time talking about why emergency physicians tend to have higher levels of burnout , what Tammy finds meaningful about her work in the ED, how burnout can be reduced for ED doctors , and Tammy's personal experience with burnout and the dangers of delayed gratification inherent in medicine.


(1:22 ) Working in a medically underserved population during covid-19
(6:30 ) Her increased role in the ED during covid-19
(8:56 ) Institutional adaptation during the pandemic
(9:55 )Why do ED physicians have higher levels of burnout?
(12:30 )Why Tammy finds ED work meaningful
(16:00 ) How burnout can be reduced for ED doctors
(18:15 ) The dangers of delayed gratification