Health Populi January 21, 2020
Some one in three physicians is burned out, according to the Medscape’s National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report. The subtitle, “The Generational Divide,” tells a bit part of the subtext of this annual report that’s always jarring and impactful for both its raw numbers and implications for both patient care and the larger health care system in America.
Nearly 1 in 2 physicians in Generation X, those people born between 1965 and 1979, feel burned out compared with roughly 4 in 10 doctors who are Millennials or Boomers.
Furthermore, many more women than men physicians feel burned out: 48% of female doctors versus 37% of male.
Beyond generational differences shown in the first bar chart, feeling burned out also varies...