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. 1995 Feb;41:259–263.

Physician, heal thyself. Developing a hospital-based physician well-being committee.

N Baird 1, J S Fish 1, M Dworkind 1, Y Steinert 1
PMCID: PMC2146245  PMID: 7734999

Abstract

This article describes the development of a physician well-being committee at the Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital. It discusses the issue of physician stress, outlines the committee's mandate, and describes the various activities and services that were implemented.

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