Abstract:Background Nearly one-third of medical school faculty members are age 55+. As the global population ages, the prevalence of family caregiving is increasing, yet we know very little about the caregiving experiences of aging faculty members in academic medicine. Faculty caregiving responsibilities coupled with projected physician shortages and burnout will likely impact the workforce. We examined the prevalence of caregiving and concomitant caregiving strain and well-being differences between aging, male and fem… Show more
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