This review hopes to be practical and candid. Ultimately, whether burnout is present or not, these efforts can support a greater goal: to increase resilience, to aid retention, and to improve career guidance. Doctors are the most studied burnout profession, and will therefore be our focus. However, nurses and others, may experience at least as much distress, especially as they are relatively disempowered. Regardless, this review explains why burnout matters and why efforts should be sustained. After all an ICU career, while privileged and rewarding, can also be exasperating and stressful.

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