Worklife and Wellness in Academic General Internal Medicine: Results from a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General internal medicine (GIM) careers are increasingly viewed as challenging and unsustainable.

Objective

We aimed to assess academic GIM worklife and determine remediable predictors of stress and burnout.

Design

We conducted an email survey.

Participants

Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in 15 GIM divisions participated.

Main measures

A ten-item survey queried stress, burnout, and work conditions such as electronic medical record (EMR) challenges. An open-ended question assessed stressors and solutions. Results were categorized into burnout, high stress, high control, chaos, good teamwork, high values alignment, documentation time pressure, and excessive home EMR use. Frequencies were determined for national data, Ve

SUBMITTER: Linzer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4978678 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature