The “Physician Burnout and Depression Report 2024” surveyed 9,226 physicians across 29 specialties between July 5 and Oct. 9.
The report found that overall burnout has decreased in the last year. For women, it went down 7 percentage points, compared to a 2-point decrease for men. Find the specialties with the most burnout here.
Here are the workplace measures physicians said would help most with their burnout:
Increase compensation: 48%
Add support staff: 47%
Make work schedules more flexible: 46%
Increase physician control/autonomy: 41%
More respect from administrators/employees, colleagues, staff: 35%
Lighten patient loads: 33%
Make counseling available/check in with physicians: 9%
Other: 9%
Offer different jobs: 4%
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