Are gastroenterologists happy or heading for burnout?

Physician burnout is a growing concern, especially as the question of a physician shortage comes to the fore. Here are 15 statistics on gastroenterologist lifestyle and level of happiness in the GI field, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

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Vacation time

•    Less than 20 percent of gastroenterologists take more than four weeks of vacation time in a year

Level of happiness at work

•    Extremely happy: 9 percent
•    Very happy: 35 percent
•    Somewhat happy: 35 percent
•    Neutral: 10 percent
•    Somewhat unhappy: 8 percent
•    Very unhappy: 3 percent
•    Extremely unhappy: 2 percent

Level of happiness at home

•    Extremely happy: 15 percent
•    Very happy: 47 percent
•    Somewhat happy: 24 percent
•    Neutral: 6 percent
•    Somewhat unhappy: 6 percent
•    Very unhappy: 2 percent
•    Extremely unhappy: 0 percent

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