Table 4.
Burnout Rates of US Health Care Professionals.
| Specialty | Burnout rate, % | No. of participants (response rate, %) |
|---|---|---|
| Army health care providers20,a | 69.8 | 53 (33) |
| General surgery resident physicians18 | 69 | 665 (—) |
| PGY1 physicians19 | 68 | 31 (60) |
| Rural physician assistants21 | 64 | 161 (11.3) |
| Hospital clinical pharmacists (current study) | 60.8 | 1077 (14.7) |
| Neurosurgeons3 | 57 | 783 (24) |
| Clinical oncologists22 | 45 | 1490 (50) |
| Infectious diseases physicians23 | 44 | 1840 (46) |
| Pharmacy practice faculty24 | 41.3 | 758 (32.7) |
| General surgeons1 | 40 | 7905 (32) |
| Transplant surgeons25 | 38 | 259 (35) |
| Emergency medicine physician assistants26 | 35.6 | 160 (40.3) |
| Gynecologic oncologists27 | 32 | 369 (34) |
| Emergency medicine physicians28 | 32 | 193 (43) |
| Plastic surgeons29 | 29 | 505 (71) |
| Orthopedic surgeons30 | 28 | 264 (24) |
| Surgical oncologists31 | 28 | 549 (36) |
| Neonatal intensive care unit providers32,b | 26 | 2073 (62.9) |
| Neonatal critical care physicians32 | 15 | 204 (—) |
| Ophthalmologists serving as department chairs33 | 9 | 101 (77) |
a
Combat medics, physicians, and physician assistants.
b
Nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory care providers, and physicians.