Observations on Burnout in Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residents

Objective To investigate the relationship between burnout, work environment, and a variety of personalvariables, including age, gender, marital, parental and acculturation status within a population of family medicine and psychiatry resident physicians. Methods Between 2002 and 2005, 155 residents in family medicine and psychiatry at East Tennessee State University College of Medicine were surveyed at intervals using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Work Environment Scale, form R, to assess their current state of emotional health and job satisfaction. Results Female residents had lower scores on the Depersonalization scale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (t = 3.37, p = 0.001). Parenting was associated with lower Depersonalization (t = 3.98, p