Career Satisfaction in Emergency Medicine: The ABEM Longitudinal Study of Emergency Physicians

Emergency medicine as a growing career in Iran: an Internet-based survey

“…According to Korte and Cydluka, American EPs found emergency medicine to be an attractive career, regardless of gender or faculty membership. [25] According to Clem et al, [9] most female EPs were satisfied with their careers as EPs (35.5% were very satisfied, 44% were satisfied). Iranian female EPs reported less job stress; however, the number of female EPs in Iran is currently less than that of males, which means no fi rm conclusions may be drawn on the issue.…”

Job Satisfaction of Emergency Medicine Residents and Specialists in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…The average training background of EM in the resident-training hospitals was 6.0 ± 2.7 years. The majority of specialists had night working shifts of three to six or six to eight per month (12 and 25 individuals, respectively) and two, three, or four monthly week-end shifts (11,22, and 14 individuals, respectively). The comparable data for residents were five to ten night shifts (92 individuals) and five to ten weekend shifts (95 individuals) per month for the majority.…”

“…Despite all these, the majority of respondents expressed job satisfaction (1). The majority of emergency physicians in the study by Cydulka et al, also stated that EM had fulfilled their expectations (77.4% to 80.6% in various years), yet they mentioned burnout as an important problem in the profession as well (11). Whitley et al investigated the relationship between stress and depression with the year of residency, gender, and marital status by considering stress-provoking factors in EM residents (13).…”

“…Factors, such as job interestingness, appreciation and gratitude, sufficient salary, good working conditions and the job nature have been considered significant in enhancing job motivation in faculty members, specialists, and residents of EM (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). Similarly, the results of studies on physicians employed in educational environments have shown that prolonged working hours, low income, lack of job security, lack of job independence and insufficient resources have been expressed as factors associated with job dissatisfaction and stress experience (2,4,10,11). The factors that are more influential on job satisfaction at the EM have always been under discussion and this is one of the most important concerns in promoting quality in higher educational systems, particularly within the medical educational system (4,10,11).…”

“…Similarly, the results of studies on physicians employed in educational environments have shown that prolonged working hours, low income, lack of job security, lack of job independence and insufficient resources have been expressed as factors associated with job dissatisfaction and stress experience (2,4,10,11). The factors that are more influential on job satisfaction at the EM have always been under discussion and this is one of the most important concerns in promoting quality in higher educational systems, particularly within the medical educational system (4,10,11). However, some studies that investigated the role of each of the individual factors, working environment, and the society in job satisfaction of emergency physicians are still missing (1).…”