Physician Burnout

SAN FRANCISCO — A survey of pulmonary and critical care medicine program directors and fellows in the U.S. highlighted high levels of stress and burnout as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduates who receive more case management support during residency are more likely to pursue a career in primary care, according to a recent study.

CHICAGO — The issue of physician burnout has been increasingly recognized over the past decade, and it will persist until changes are made at the organizational level, according to speakers at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

CHICAGO — Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and it is more common among physicians than among the general population, according to speakers at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Satisfaction and support for electronic health records were significantly higher among physicians working in physician-owned practices than those in non-physician-owned practices, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Incidence of suicide was higher among physicians than in the general population and affected female physicians significantly more than male, according to a study published in Psychiatry Research.

Health care workers experienced high rates of potential moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic that were comparable to rates among U.S. military veterans who served after Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent study.

As the COVID-19 pandemic transitions to endemic, physician burnout and concerns over staffing shortages are pressing issues, according to an annual barometer of global physician sentiments.

In celebration of National Doctors' Day, hear from the doctors and physicians Healio spoke with during the past year.

In 2019, experts at Harvard and other health organizations in the United States declared physician burnout a public health crisis.