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  • Doctore checking babies heart

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  • researchers collecting specimens

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As healthcare staff leave profession, others rise through school

As healthcare staff leave profession, others rise through school

Latitude 29, The Galveston County Daily News, October 22, 2021

Dr. Timothy Harlin has a lot that could keep him up at night, and what’s always on his mind is the burnout and demand on his staff at UTMB. “Burnout is very, very real and something that keeps me very concerned,” said Harlin, the executive vice president and CEO of UTMB. “We have to create a culture where people want to stay. They’re part of a family at UTMB. They feel they have a voice. They feel that we really do emphasize quality and that we are not just in the business of grinding through employees.”

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As healthcare staff leave profession, others rise through school

As healthcare staff leave profession, others rise through school

Latitude 29, The Galveston County Daily News, October 22, 2021

Dr. Timothy Harlin has a lot that could keep him up at night, and what’s always on his mind is the burnout and demand on his staff at UTMB. “Burnout is very, very real and something that keeps me very concerned,” said Harlin, the executive vice president and CEO of UTMB. “We have to create a culture where people want to stay. They’re part of a family at UTMB. They feel they have a voice. They feel that we really do emphasize quality and that we are not just in the business of grinding through employees.”

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