10 statistics, facts for anesthesiologists on race, ethnicity, bias & burnout

Medscape compiled its "2017 Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report," compiling anesthesiologists opinions on race, ethnicity, bias and physician burnout.

Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians from over 27 specialties to create its snapshot.

Here's what you should know.

1. Fifty-one percent of anesthesiologists report feeling burned out. Overall, 40 percent of all physicians report feeling burned out.

2. On a scale of one to seven, anesthesiologists reported their burnout severity was 4.1, which is slightly below the 4.2 average.

3. The three leading causes of burnout among anesthesiologists were "too many bureaucratic tasks, feeling like just a cog in a wheel and spending too many hours at work."

4. Concerning gender, 52 percent of men report feeling burned out to 48 percent of women.

5. A majority — 69.9 percent — of anesthesiologists are white, 7.3 percent are Asian Indian and 5.3 percent are Chinese.

6. Fifty-three percent of Chinese, 52 percent of Hispanic/Latino and 52 percent of Asian Indian anesthesiologists report being burned out.

7. Nine percent of anesthesiologists report that bias affects their treatment. Anesthesiologists had the second lowest reported bias rate among the 27 specialties.

8. On physician happiness, 62 percent of anesthesiologists report being happier outside of work than the 33 percent that are happiest while at work.

9. Concerning savings, 57 percent of men report having adequate savings to 49 percent of women. However, 22 percent of women report having more than adequate savings to only 19 percent of men.

10. On debt, 62 percent of men report having manageable debt to 61 percent of women.

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