Medical School Debt Poses a Significant Burden for Most Physicians
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt, according to the Medical School Debt Report 2019.
Lifestyle
Negative Emotional States May Contribute to Racial Bias in Resident Physicians Experiencing Burnout
High emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization among resident physicians were both associated with more unfavorable attitudes toward black people.
Greater Subjective Well-Being Associated With Longer, Healthier Lives
Higher affective well-being was associated not only with greater longevity but also with healthier aging without chronic disease or disability.
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
National norms have been developed for assessing empathy among men and women at different levels of medical school education.
Raising Awareness of Implicit Gender Bias Among Healthcare Professionals
Although not definitive, results suggest that biases linking surgery with men and family medicine with women may be widespread across the United States among surgeons.
Financial, Organizational Implications of Physician Burnout Reviewed
Investigators assessed burnout-associated costs associated with physician turnover and physicians decreasing their clinical hours at national and organizational levels.
Job Satisfaction for Faculty in Medicine
Investigators aimed to pinpoint the factors associated with job satisfaction in academic medical center to address faculty burnout.
Light, Incremental Physical Activity Can Help Reduce Brain Aging
Incremental physical activity (PA), even of light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging.
Prevalence of Workplace Health Promotion Programs Low
Proportion of programs increased from 2004 to 2017, but only 17.1 percent had comprehensive programs in 2017
Patient Safety Outcomes Not Adversely Affected by Adjusting Duty Hours
Allowing program directors flexibility in adjusting duty-hour schedules for trainees did not adversely affect 30-day mortality or several other measured outcomes of patient safety.
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