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Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among American Surgeons
Annals of Surgery · 2009 · Vol. 250(3) · pp. 463–471
Tait D. Shanafelt✉(Johns Hopkins University)Charles M. Balch(Johns Hopkins University)Gerald J. BéchampsThomas Russell(American College of Surgeons)Liselotte N. Dyrbye✉(WinnMed)Daniel Satele✉(WinnMed)Paul E. Collicott(American College of Surgeons)Paul J. Novotny✉(WinnMed)Jeff A. Sloan✉(WinnMed)Julie A. Freischlag(Johns Hopkins University)
Abstract
Burnout is common among American surgeons and is the single greatest predictor of surgeons' satisfaction with career and specialty choice. Additional research is needed to identify individual, organizational, and societal interventions that preserve and promote the mental health of American surgeons.
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiversity and Career in MedicineMedical Education and AdmissionsMedicineBurnoutJob satisfactionMEDLINEFamily medicineClinical psychologyManagement
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AdultBurnout, ProfessionalCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PhysiciansQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesRisk FactorsGeneral Surgery
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