CORR Insights^®: Among Musculoskeletal Surgeons, Job Dissatisfaction Is Associated With Burnout

Excerpt

The authors of the current study provide insight into the prevalence of, and the influential factors contributing to, physician burnout in a population of academic orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Members of the Science of Variation Group, a musculoskeletal research collaborative, were surveyed using validated instruments [7, 11] regarding job satisfaction and burnout. While they found that the vast majority of this cohort was quite satisfied with their current practice and profession, they did identify a correlation between the symptoms of burnout and decreased job satisfaction. They also reported that having children was the only factor among those surveyed that correlated to less burnout—excellent news for those fathers and mothers in the profession! …