According to a recent physician lifestyle study released by Medscape: 45 percent. That’s compared to a similar study, conducted in 2013, that found 40 perecent of orthopedic surgeons self-described as “burnt out.”
That may sound like a lot, but generally, the number for orthopedic surgeons falls directly in the middle of the 30 to 60 percent burnout rate that social scientists estimate across all physician specialties.
The highest burnout rates in this particular study were critical care, at 53 percent, and emergency medicine, at 52 percent.
The lowest were dermatology, at 37 percent, and mental health, at 38 percent.
Not surprisingly, physicians in general suffer a much higher burnout rate than the general populace, according to the study.
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