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For editorial comment, see page 1593; for a related article, see page 1694
Grant Support: The work was supported by the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-being.
Potential Competing Interests: Dr Shanafelt is co-inventor of the Physician Well-being Index.
Mayo Clinic holds the copyright on this technology and accordingly Mayo Clinic and Dr Shanafelt have a potential financial interest in this technology. The Physician Well-Being Index has been licensed to a commercial entity, although no royalties have been received to date.