What is responsibility?

Responsibility is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. It is the obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. It also involves being accountable for your actions, showing respect for yourself and others, and being dependable in order to achieve objectives. Responsibilities can include taking care of oneself, participating in the community, or contributing to the work of a group or team. Ultimately, responsibility is about being reliable and making sure that you follow through on commitments.

Responsibility in medicine:  We are responsible to deliver the best healthcare, but with the increased acuity, lack of staff, it is difficult.

• Communication is ever so important. Yet, now we have increased availability.

• The work never stops with the ability to text, email 24/7.

• Storytelling does help people connect. 

• Trust in healthcare needs to be rebuilt.

• 988 is a three-digit number for mental health. Know it, and if you need to, utilize it.

• There may be professional repercussion for individuals who hold a license in healthcare.

• We spend so much time earning it, and the rest of our lives protecting it. 

• Put on your own oxygen mask first.  Physicians and nurses can come together to get the questionnaires changed when renewing licenses.  We need to walk the walk and talk the talk. 

• Coaching is not Therapy.

• We all have a responsibility to be a good citizen, co-worker, and adhere to the standard of care.

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Originally Published on https://www.theworthyphysician.com/blog

Sapna Shah-Haque Internal Medicine Physician

Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine physician. She was born and raised in Kansas, and attended medical school at the University of Kansas [KU] School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at KU-Wichita as well. After experiencing burnout herself, and watching other physician colleagues burn out, it became a passion of hers to look into different aspects of burnout. While the system does need to change, as it is broken, this podcast is a way to reach physicians and possibly shed light on what is not an isolated situation.