Health Populi January 30, 2024
One-half of U.S. physicians report feeling burned out, and 3 in 5 of those doctors say they have felt burned out for over two years, according to the Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2024 from Medscape. While the study’s press release asserts there may be “progress” given the percent of doctors citing burnout fell by 4 percentage points from 53% of doctors in 2022 to 49% in 2023, it is obvious the U.S. physicians need greater support and less taboo concerning their mental health which impacts both their professional and personal lives.
For this annual study, Medscape polled 9.226 U.S. practicing clinicians online between July and October 2024. The clinicians represented 29+ specialties.
The specialty with the greatest percentage...
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