Do physicians with academic affiliation have lower burnout and higher career-related satisfaction?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians report increasing burnout and declining career-related satisfaction, negatively impacting physician well-being and patient care quality. For physicians with academic affiliations, these issues can directly affect future generations of physicians. Previous research on burnout and satisfaction has focused on factors like work hours, gender, race, specialty, and work setting. We seek to contribute to the literature by examining these associations while controlling for demographic, family, and work-related characteristics. Furthermore, we aim to determine any differential effects of faculty rank.

Methods

We analyzed data on practicing physicians in the U.S. from the Association of American Medical College's (AAMC) 2019 National Sample Survey of Physicians (

SUBMITTER: Zhuang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039267 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature