Developing Resilience: Lessons from a Leader and a Patient
Published August 20, 2019
David Zaas, MD, MBA | President, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Burnout among healthcare workers is increasingly recognized and rising. Experience as a physician, health system leader, and a patient have created new insights into the need to solve this critical problem impacting our health delivery systems.
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