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Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents

Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents Colin P. West, MD, PhD Context Physician distress is common and has been associated with negative ef- Tait D. Shanafelt, MD fects on patient care. However, factors associated with resident distress and well- being have not been well described at a national level. Joseph C. Kolars, MD Objectives To measure well-being in a national sample of internal medicine resi- ISTRESS AMONG PHYSICIANS dents and to evaluate relationships with demographics, educational debt, and medi- during medical training is cal knowledge. 1-3 common. Factors such as Design, Setting, and Participants Study of internal medicine residents using data Dphysician burnout, depres- collected on 2008 and 2009 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) scores sion, job dissatisfaction, and low qual- and the 2008 IM-ITE survey. Participants were 16 394 residents, representing 74.1% ity of life (QOL) have been associated of all eligible US internal medicine residents in the 2008-2009 academic year. This total with negative effects on patient care, in- included 7743 US medical graduates and 8571 international medical graduates. cluding major medical and medica- Main Outcome Measures Quality of life (QOL) and symptoms of burnout were 5 6 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents

JAMA , Volume 306 (9) – Sep 7, 2011

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2011.1247
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21900135
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Abstract

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents Colin P. West, MD, PhD Context Physician distress is common and has been associated with negative ef- Tait D. Shanafelt, MD fects on patient care. However, factors associated with resident distress and well- being have not been well described at a national level. Joseph C. Kolars, MD Objectives To measure well-being in a national sample of internal medicine resi- ISTRESS AMONG PHYSICIANS dents and to evaluate relationships with demographics, educational debt, and medi- during medical training is cal knowledge. 1-3 common. Factors such as Design, Setting, and Participants Study of internal medicine residents using data Dphysician burnout, depres- collected on 2008 and 2009 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) scores sion, job dissatisfaction, and low qual- and the 2008 IM-ITE survey. Participants were 16 394 residents, representing 74.1% ity of life (QOL) have been associated of all eligible US internal medicine residents in the 2008-2009 academic year. This total with negative effects on patient care, in- included 7743 US medical graduates and 8571 international medical graduates. cluding major medical and medica- Main Outcome Measures Quality of life (QOL) and symptoms of burnout were 5 6

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 7, 2011

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