How can we increase the number of general and rural surgeons in the United States? A study of 789 graduates from 3 campuses who matched into general surgery over 40 Years: 1974 to 2015

Avery, Daniel; Harrell, Andrew G.; Wallace, Joseph C.; Geno, Charles E; Taylor, Garrett; Gregg, John Burkhardt; Skinner, Catherine; Tucker, Melanie T.

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“…It has been reported that most health-care professionals prefer to work outside their residential homes as this may eliminate the chance of being victims of an uncontrollable lifestyle. 5 This is consistent with the report from North et al ., stating that uncontrollable lifestyles may urge general surgery practitioners to leave their home countries. 3 This could be attributed to different factors, including long working hours, as well as limited social and personal space.…”

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Assessment of burnout among urology residents in KSA: A cross-sectional study

Aljuhayman

Alkhamees

Alkanhal

et al. 2021

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

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Objectives There is a shortage of urology residents in the KSA, and patients may have to wait for nearly three months to seek medical consultation with qualified urologists. According to the literature, urology residents face work-related burnout, which may affect the quality of health services provided to Saudi patients. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of work-related burnout among urology residents in KSA. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out among Saudi urology residents using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), which includes personal, work, and patient-related burnouts. The survey was electronically sent to urology residents registered with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS). Data were analysed using the SPSS program. Results Of the 247 selected residents, 215 (87.04%) completed the questionnaire. Concerning personal burnout, 12.6% reported ‘always feeling tired’, 13% ‘always physically exhausted’, and 19.1% reported being ‘always emotionally exhausted’. In addition, approximately 14% described the work as emotionally exhausting to a very high degree, while 18.6% added that they felt burnt out because of the work to a very high degree. According to the CBI, the mean personal burnout was 57.92, while the mean work-related burnout was 55.26. Conclusions Urology residents in KSA suffer from a high degree of burnout, and urgent interventions are essential to make their work-life balance less exhausting.

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“… 3 , 4 It has been recently reported that surgical residents may even quit their profession owing to the uncontrollable lifestyle and heavy workload. 5 …”

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