Chapter 17: Comprehensive Approaches to Faculty Burnout in a Complex, Growing Institution
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In this chapter, Dr. Burke talks about the reality and sources of faculty burnout and the support for those who experience it. He explains that faculty who are deeply connected to the institution’s mission create their own mechanisms to cope with stress and burnout and those who cannot, leave MD Anderson.
Next, Dr. Burke talks about the mechanisms in place to help faculty with stress. He explains that mentoring can help young faculty find balance and a research niche, which will help with their career stress, and gives examples from his department. He mentions MD Anderson’s counseling services.
Dr. Burke talks about his personal experience with burnout.
Dr. Burke says that burnout is an ongoing issue that will not go away. He advocates that faculty work in teams and that these teams care for one another. He also mentions efforts in 2010 and after to rid the institution of dysfunctional behavior. The mentoring program and safety and quality programs arose from this effort.
Identifier
BurkeTW_03_20140429_C17
Publication Date
4-29-2014
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topics Covered
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Building the Institution; MD Anderson Snapshot; Growth and/or Change; MD Anderson Culture; Understanding the Institution; Dedication to MD Anderson, to Patients, to Faculty/Staff; The Life and Dedication of Clinicians and Researchers; The Clinician; Personal Background; The Patient; Patients; Patients, Treatment, Survivors; Building/Transforming the Institution; Multi-disciplinary Approaches; Mentoring
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Burke, Thomas W. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 17: Comprehensive Approaches to Faculty Burnout in a Complex, Growing Institution" (2014). Interview Chapters. 933.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/933
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Open
