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Moral Injury Tied to Emergency Physician Attrition

Interviews with 46 emergency physicians pointed to resource constraints, moral injury, and rigid career structures as contributors to attrition.

  • By

  • Andrea Surnit

  • June 19, 2026

  • 8 min

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Top Institutions in Internal Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Philadelphia, PA

    Key Differentiators

    • Emergency Medicine

  • #2

    Stanford University
    Stanford University

    Stanford, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Emergency Medicine

  • #3

    University of Washington School of Medicine
    University of Washington School of Medicine

    Seattle, WA

    Key Differentiators

    • Emergency Medicine

  • #4

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Emergency Medicine

  • #5

    The Permanente Journal
    The Permanente Journal

    Oakland, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Emergency Medicine

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Moral Injury Tied to Emergency Physician Attrition

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • June 19, 2026

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