Primary language and cultural background as factors in resident burnout in medical specialties: A study in a bilingual US city

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 607-615

  Afzal, Khalid I ^a   Khan, Farhan M ^b   Mulla, Zuber ^b   Akins, Ralista ^b   Ledger, Elizabeth ^b   Giordano, Frank L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bilingual; culture; primary language; resident burnout; resident physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRY; RACE; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CITIES; CULTURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; OBSTETRICS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHIATRY; TEXAS;

EID: 77954244793     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e20cad     Document Type: Article

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