Burnout Among Physicians Compared With Individuals With a Professional or Doctoral Degree in a Field Outside of Medicine

Medicine is a demanding profession with a long and arduous training process. Once physicians complete training, they engage in meaningful and professionally fulfilling work. They also typically work long hours and deal with a number of profession-specific challenges (eg, dealing with medical errors, risk of malpractice suits, frequent exposure to human suffering, and a rigorous maintenance of the certification process). In recent years, a host of regulatory changes and the more widespread use of electronic health records have increased clerical burden and changed the nature of the physician ’s workday.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research