Where Has the Awe in Medicine Gone? Part II

This is the second part of a two-part article on the loss of awe in medicine. In the first article, I defined awe and discussed its benefits to healthcare providers. Today, we are experiencing unprecedented levels of burnout among healthcare providers, resulting in doctors leaving the practice of medicine in unprecedented numbers. Most physicians who are retiring don’t really want to quit. What we really want is to rekindle the meaning and joy that we once had. We really want to put the awe back into medicine. This second article discusses several approaches to replenishing the sense of awe in healthcare.