I have just come off of a week of forced rest. Body overcome with illness, I spent most days simply moving from my bed to my couch where...

Dedicated to Shari, the most joyful soul I had the pleasure of knowing It is November, and I am nearing the end of my second and final year of PA school. And, to be honest, more than joy I feel relief. These past two years I have pushed myself to the breaking point and have finally reached burnout. For those of you who don’t know, burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by thr