What happens when good doctors are forced to choose between their ethics and the system?

In this powerful episode, Dr. Jasper and Patient Zero explore how moral injury—not just burnout—is quietly driving physicians from the profession, damaging patient care, and why Direct Primary Care (DPC) offers a more humane, values-based path forward.

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🔍 In this episode, they explore:

– The difference between burnout and moral injury

– How systemic pressures force doctors to compromise their ethics

– The hidden cost of moral injury on patient trust and care

– Why Direct Primary Care may be the answer

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💥 Key Takeaways:

– Burnout is emotional exhaustion from overwork.

– Moral injury is the deeper trauma of being unable to do what’s right for your patients.

– 45% of clinicians felt betrayed by healthcare leadership during COVID-19.

– Moral injury is linked to depression, PTSD, and physician turnover.

– Patients suffer when care is rushed, trust is broken, and doctors leave.

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🎧 Soundbite:

“Burnout makes you tired. Moral injury makes you question whether you can keep practicing at all.”

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🩺 Reflection Questions:

For doctors: “How often are you asked to compromise what’s right for your patients?”

For patients: “Have you ever felt like your doctor cared—but couldn’t help the way they wanted to?”

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