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Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience — DCE Clinical Case
DCE long-case and short-case station for Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience.
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Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience — Clinical Case
DCE Long Case
Patient brief
Patient: A middle-aged or older adult with multimorbidity and a presentation centred on Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience. [1]
Presenting complaint: Subacute or acute symptoms referable to Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience, with enough detail to force prioritisation. [1] [2]
Past history: Common cardiometabolic and organ comorbidities that interact with the plan. [2]
Medications: A polypharmacy list that includes at least one interaction or dosing issue. [2]
Examination: Key positives and critical negatives for dangerous differentials. [1]
Investigations: A small set of results that change management. [1] [2]
Tasks
- Present a prioritised problem list. [1]
- Defend investigations and immediate therapy. [1] [2]
- Provide safety-net and follow-up advice. [2]
Model discussion points
- Working diagnosis and acuity. [1]
- Differentials and discriminators. [2]
- Treatment sequence and monitoring. [1] [2] [3]
- Multimorbidity and communication. [2]
Short case
Focused examination or counselling station linked to Physician Wellbeing Burnout AND Professional Resilience, with one interpretation task and one shared-decision point. [1] [2]
References
- [1]Sher L Suicide Risk and Resilience in Stock Market Investors and Traders: Clinical and Medico-Legal Considerations Behav Sci (Basel), 2026.PMID 42193566
- [2]Khorsandi J, Mirharooni J, Ahdout J, Kahen J, et al. Caring for Caregivers: System-Level Solutions to Moral Injury in Burn Teams J Burn Care Res, 2026.PMID 42096534
- [3]Randall SE, Seastedt H, Abazari SM, Aguilar L, et al. Stress and resilience among first-year medical students: a cross-sectional application of the medical student stress scale BMC Med Educ, 2026.PMID 42067863
- [4]Suslow A, Schlößler K, Chikhradze N, Lauer R, et al. Should I stay or should I go-Medical assistants´ experiences and coping with patient demand and lack of appreciation during the Covid-19 pandemic PLoS One, 2025.PMID 40244992
- [5]Mehta LS, Elkind MSV, Achenbach S, Pinto FJ, et al. Clinician Well-Being: Addressing Global Needs for Improvements in the Health Care Field A Joint Opinion From the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and the World Heart Federation J Am Coll Cardiol, 2021.PMID 34272083
- [6]Xi Y, Yao T, Zhang C, Zhuang T Effectiveness of safety care and clinical nursing pathway in patients undergoing cardiovascular intervention: a randomized controlled trial Perioper Med (Lond), 2026.PMID 42469924
- [7]Marks FJ, Walters SJ, Sutton L, Jacques RM What statistical methods are more appropriate for predicting recruitment at the design stage of a randomised controlled trial? Trials, 2026.PMID 42469922
- [8]Hajiaqaei M, Mohammadi A Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex ameliorates emotion dysregulation and executive function: a single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial BMC Psychol, 2026.PMID 42469906