Tag: emergency departments
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The Plague and physician burnout
Geoffrey Rubin Mark Abrams D. Edmund Anstey New York, New York, United States [Bedside scenes: Doctors visit patient]. 1534. The National Library of Medicine. In Albert Camus’ novel The Plague,1 Doctor Rieux is a consummate physician, a hero and a “true healer.” His main charge is to compassionately perform his duty—a matter, in his…