Medical Resident Burnout happens to many medical students. This burnout is primarily because of two factors: the overwhelming pressure to perform and communicate in every moment of every single day and the stressful environment that most residents find themselves working in.
Why is there a Burnout in Medical Residents?
Many hospitals and other medical centers are filled to overflowing with returning medical students. As a result, staffing levels are stretched thin, and physicians wait for more than twice as long as usual for new hires. As a result, more stressors are coming at physicians in the form of increased call center traffic, more intense workloads on their time away from patients, and less satisfaction overall in their work-life balance. This trend of burnout among physicians less satisfied with their jobs is a general outcome of these stressful working conditions.
Recent Study in the United States
According to a recent survey conducted by the American College of Medical Residences, there is an alarming number of physicians in the United States. They report feeling burned out by their current work-life balance. The survey, which was taken in January of this year, found that eighty-one percent of the medical residents surveyed had experienced at least one instance in the past year when they had purposely taken a break from work to rest, relax, and catch up on some necessary paperwork.
While taking a break may seem like a good idea, on some level, many residents consider their personal lives to be too distracting and stressful to spend their days performing the physical activities required of them in their practice. A majority of the respondents said that they felt guilty about their decision and felt that they had done something wrong. When a physician deliberately takes a break from work to “catch up on paperwork” and decides that doing so is detrimental to their professional reputation, they are likely suffering from what is commonly known as “burnout.”
Another factor that helped contribute to the increasing problem of burnout among medical residents is the lack of communication between physicians and medical students. As more medical students move into the clinical setting, they may be less likely to interact with older physicians.
Because Medical Resident Burnout are an important source of healthcare, it is important for practices to take steps to make sure that residents are happy and less dissatisfied with their work. In an effort to keep the residents more satisfied with their work, many practices have established an opt-in electronic mailing list that allows patients to sign up to receive emails regarding changes in hours, new services, and special offers.
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