Does physical health play a role in gastroenterologist burnout? 6 statistics

Physician burnout is not uncommon across all specialties. Factors from growing pressure to see more patients to regulatory demands feed burnout. How does physical health play into gastroenterologists’ sense of burnout?

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Here are six statistics on gastroenterologists’ health in relation to their perception of burnout, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Lifestyle Report 2015.

Burned-out gastroenterologists

•    Very good to excellent health: 59 percent
•    Good health: 27 percent
•    Fair to poor health: 14 percent

Gastroenterologists experiencing no burnout

•    Very good to excellent health: 74 percent
•    Good health: 20 percent
•    Fair to poor health: 5 percent

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