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The following article, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, explores the burnout epidemic among physicians. Drivers of this epidemic are largely rooted within healthcare organizations and systems, and include excessive workloads, inefficient work processes, clerical burdens, work鈥揾ome conflicts, lack of input or control for physicians with respect to issues affecting their work lives, organizational support structures and leadership culture. Physician demographic factors also play a role, with higher rates of burnout commonly reported in female and younger physicians. Organizational efforts such as locally developed practice modifications and increased support for clinical work have demonstrated effects in reducing burnout. Individually focused solutions such as mindfulness鈥恇ased stress reduction and small鈥恎roup programs to promote community, connectedness, and meaning have also been shown to be effective