Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among American Surgeons

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Tait D. Shanafelt · Johns Hopkins University

Charles M. Balch · Johns Hopkins University

Gerald J. Béchamps

Thomas Russell · American College of Surgeons

Liselotte N. Dyrbye · WinnMed

Daniel Satele · WinnMed

Paul E. Collicott · American College of Surgeons

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.

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Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Diversity and Career in Medicine Medical Education and Admissions

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Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 250, Issue 3, pp. 463-471

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181ac4dfd

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Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among American Surgeons

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