Burnout among medical students interested in neurosurgery during the COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed unprecedented new stressors to medical student education. This national survey investigated the prevalence of burnout in U.S. medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgical residency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A 24-question survey was sent to all American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) medical student chapter members. The abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) was used to measure the following burnout metrics: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Bivariate analyses were conducted and multivariate analyses were performed using a logistic regression models.

Results

254 medical students were included (response rate of 14.5%). Th

SUBMITTER: Khalafallah AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature