Decreasing healthcare worker burnout
Creating a new support system to improve well-being for some of society’s most critical people: clinicians and caregivers.
USC Launched 2022
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Our study about beating burnout in healthcare could help shape support for healthcare workers nationwide.
Keck Medicine of USC is one of the many hospital systems in the country where a rising number of clinicians voluntarily leave their jobs. To get to the root of why, Keck created the Care for the Caregiver program to offer emotional well-being support services, then partnered with us and the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to study what’s preventing these essential workers from thriving.
Ultimately, the study will shape new support systems for caregivers at Keck and has the potential to keep healthcare workers in their roles and reverse the alarming trend of them leaving the workforce. Beyond Keck, we aim to develop evidence-based approaches that other hospitals nationwide can use to help take better care of those who care for us.
Meet the project team
Caroline Nguyen
Project Manager
Project team
Steven Siegel, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Chair and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences
Chief Mental Health and Wellness Officer, Keck Medicine of USC
Vice President for Behavioral Health, Office of the SVP for Health Affairs
“This is one of the most meaningful programs to date for building a sustainable workforce at Keck Medicine of USC,” HSC News
John Brodhead, MD
Multiple-Principal Investigator
Chief of Medicine
Keck Medicine of USC
Doerte U. Junghaenel, PhD
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research
Lila Rabinovich, MPhil
Co-Investigator
Director of Qualitative Research
Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research
Jonathan Wong, PsyD
Care for the Caregiver, Keck Medicine of USC
Dara Weinraub, MSW
Care for the Caregiver, Keck Medicine of USC
Tiffany Nakamura, MA, LPCC
Care for the Caregiver, Keck Medicine of USC
Felipe Osorno
Keck Medicine of USC
Joan Brown, EdD, MBA, CCE
Keck Medicine of USC
Sophia De-Oliveira, MPH
Price School of Public Keck Medicine of USC
Gil Shlamovitz, MD, FACEP, FAMIA
Keck Medicine of USC
Jenny Horn, DNP, MHA, RN-BC
Keck Medicine of USC
Mary Louise Froissard
Price School of Public Keck Medicine of USC
Michelle Brahe, RN
Keck Medicine of USC
Renee Middleton
Keck Medicine of USC
Catalina Ruple
Price School of Public Keck Medicine of USC
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