Perceived effects of attending physician workload in academic medical intensive care units: A national survey of training program directors

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 400-405

  Ward, Nicholas S ^a   Read, Richard ^a   Afessa, Bekele ^b   Kahn, Jeremy M ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; education; intensive care unit; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84856161909     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232d997     Document Type: Article

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