Burn Out Rate In Em

[regulator2000]

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I am interested in EM, but have heard their is a high burn out rate amoung the physicians in EM with in 10-15 years. is that true?? Is EM really that stressfull???

 

[Dr. Will]

Did you do a search on the topic or check the FAQs prior to posting this thread? This is another topic that has been discussed multiple times every year.

 

[iliacus]

I am interested in EM, but have heard their is a high burn out rate amoung the physicians in EM with in 10-15 years. is that true?? Is EM really that stressfull???

I'm in the application process right now...and I'm already burned out. Does that help?

 

[iatrosB]

I am interested in EM, but have heard their is a high burn out rate amoung the physicians in EM with in 10-15 years. is that true?? Is EM really that stressfull???

 

[iliacus]

I get the impression people are burned out discussing this question 😳

 

[EM OR BUST]

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[ASDIC]

i actually had a very long conversation with a EM doc about this. She said every specialty has its own burn out rate...whether it being surgery or pathology or pediatrics. Most ER docs who feel burn out are those who work a ton of hours and she recalled one ER doc who put in between 60 to 80 hours a week for a few years and could not take it anymore. She works between 30 and 35 hours a week and doesnt feel burned out, and she said if she does, she takes a month long vacation "in the islands".

 

[NeuroSync]

I suppose it depends upon what you are into. I'm on my outpatient IM rotation, and within the first day I was burned out on managing DM, HTN, and hyperlipidemia...oh, yea, and hearing about all the CPAP machines that it seems like every obese patient is on. Burnout depends upon what you love to do, what you find interesting, and what weighs on you. Find your comfort zone and be happy there.

 

[Febrifuge]

Yeah, I can play Guitar Hero for like three hours without a break. Studying Anatomy makes me tired and grumpy if I try a similar level of continual intensity. "Burnout" is a shorthand word for "oops, I guess I could have made a better choice for my personality, my interests, and the way my brain works."

 

[da8s0859q]

"Burnout" is a shorthand word for "oops, I guess I could have made a better choice for my personality, my interests, and the way my brain works."

Now, I realize I'm a premed posting in a residency forum, but I'm pretty sure there's a bit more to it than that.

 

[Hard24Get]

Yeah, I can play Guitar Hero for like three hours without a break. Studying Anatomy makes me tired and grumpy if I try a similar level of continual intensity. "Burnout" is a shorthand word for "oops, I guess I could have made a better choice for my personality, my interests, and the way my brain works."

😍

 

[Hard24Get]

Now, I realize I'm a premed posting in a residency forum, but I'm pretty sure there's a bit more to it than that.

like what? 😕

 

[Hard24Get]

I am interested in EM, but have heard their is a high burn out rate amoung the physicians in EM with in 10-15 years. is that true?? Is EM really that stressfull???

And why are you fretting about the end of your medical career when you haven't even begun studying medicine?
😕

 

[Hard24Get]

I am interested in EM, but have heard their is a high burn out rate amoung the physicians in EM with in 10-15 years. is that true?? Is EM really that stressfull???

And why can't you distinguish between the proper uses of "there" and "their"?

 

[Hard24Get]

Sorry, still in mode from Rearview 😛

 

[da8s0859q]

Sorry, still in mode from Rearview 😛

😀

like what? 😕

From non-medical experience, it's always seemed to me that getting burned out can be a result of any number of contributing factors, what with the usual ups and downs, time spent doing whatever it is, other goings-on in life, planetary alignment, length of your toenails, and so on.

Of course, if an EM-at-heart goes into, say, peds, I'd imagine that the poor guy will be screaming burnout much faster than if he had actually been in EM.

 

[Febrifuge]

My point exactly.