Burnout and distress among internal medicine program directors: Results of a national survey

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1056-1063

  West, Colin P ^a   Halvorsen, Andrew J ^a   Swenson, Sara L ^b   McDonald, Furman S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; graduate medical education; residency; well being

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC DEAN; ACCREDITATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNAL MEDICINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING; WORK;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84880506445     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2349-9     Document Type: Review

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