A primary care doctor describes the frustration of five-minute patient visits that leave no time for the education needed to prevent disease. The mismatch between what patients need and what the system allows creates burnout.
Um, it was a great experience, um, as far as for primary care, but it is an in and out. You have to— you have 5 minutes with patients. Come on, like, gotta move. But they need the most— you need to give the most education. That's where you have to give the education to prevent these diseases. And unfortunately, you're not given the time. Um, and it was heartbreaking for me because you burn out there because, you know, I wanted to give that education to patients.
