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Life can sometimes feel as if you’re stuck in a rut. I wake up, exercise, go to work, pick up kids from school, make dinner maybe get some time alone with husband in the evening if not, myself, then go to bed and start the next day all over again. I look forward to the weekends and dread Mondays. I do love my job, but sometimes I fear the dreaded “B’ word—burn out. I’m too young and have so much to be grateful for to be in that phase in life. Is it inevitable? Does it have to be? I don’t want to believe so. Numerous surveys have shown that over 50% of physicians in the United States experience burn out. As I face the daily challenges in my work place, I see lots of areas that can be changed. I try not to get frustrated by the faults I see in the system of health care delivery. I find myself asking, does it really have to be this way? Have I lost my passion? Have I forgotten my purpose? My mi...