![]() Interestingly, the investigators found no changes in faculty burnout following the first surge and improvement in emotional exhaustion which may, in part, be explained by “heroic” and “honeymoon/community cohesion” phases post-disaster. Outcomes studied included frequency of burnout and emotional exhaustion measured using validated surveys on burnout. In this month’s Hospital Pediatrics, Uong et al share their findings from cross sectional surveys of pediatric faculty at a tertiary care children’s hospital prior to, during, and soon after the first surge (a 7-month period) in 2020 ( 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006045). ![]() A large sign waved supportively at the brave souls entering the largely empty parking garage, “ We love our healthcare heroes.” Over a year later, what do we know about what pediatric faculty were experiencing in those days? In the Spring of 2020, I recall driving into the hospital on eerily quiet highways with a flutter of anxiety and exhilaration at what the day may bring taking care of adult patients with COVID-19. ![]() 1 The obvious stressor in the last 2 years, has been the slow burning COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of which, on patients and clinicians, continue to evolve and declare themselves in a variety of ways. The Merriam-Webster dictionary’s definition of burnout is “the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine,” or more relatable to those of us in the health care field, “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration".
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