“…Decades of research has indicated that sonographers are at high risk for injury, illness, and occupational burnout, and the current figures are no less startling than those describing the overall health care workforce. Recent studies of sonographers have indicated that most sonographers experience moderate-to-high levels of occupational burnout, 11 -13 as well as a nearly 90% prevalence of factors related to occupational burnout including work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) over the past year 14 and instances of sexual harassment over the past 2 years. 15 A recent systematic review of studies over the past two decades also highlighted the relationship of high workloads and the burden of adverse interactions in patient encounters with occupational burnout.…”