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Making The Case For A Paradigm Shift In Trauma Surgery., Thomas J Esposito, Michael Rotondo, Philip S Barie, Patrick Reilly, Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm Jun 2016

Making The Case For A Paradigm Shift In Trauma Surgery., Thomas J Esposito, Michael Rotondo, Philip S Barie, Patrick Reilly, Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

No abstract provided.


Relationships Between Medical Student Burnout, Empathy, And Professionalism Climate, Chantal Brazeau, Robin Schroeder, Sue Rovi, Linda Boyd Apr 2014

Relationships Between Medical Student Burnout, Empathy, And Professionalism Climate, Chantal Brazeau, Robin Schroeder, Sue Rovi, Linda Boyd

Robin S. Schroeder MD

BACKGROUND: Medical student burnout is prevalent, and there has been much discussion about burnout and professionalism in medical education and the clinical learning environment. Yet, few studies have attempted to explore relationships between those issues using validated instruments. METHOD: Medical students were surveyed at the beginning of their fourth year using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Student Version, and the Professionalism Climate Instrument. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, and Spearman correlation analysis was performed. RESULTS: Scores indicative of higher medical student burnout were associated with lower medical student empathy scores …


A Survey Of Resilience, Burnout, And Tolerance Of Uncertainty In Australian General Practice Registrars, Georga Cooke, Jenny Doust, Michael Steele Jul 2013

A Survey Of Resilience, Burnout, And Tolerance Of Uncertainty In Australian General Practice Registrars, Georga Cooke, Jenny Doust, Michael Steele

Jenny Doust

Burnout and intolerance of uncertainty have been linked to low job satisfaction and lower quality patient care. While resilience is related to these concepts, no study has examined these three concepts in a cohort of doctors. The objective of this study was to measure resilience, burnout, compassion satisfaction, personal meaning in patient care and intolerance of uncertainty in Australian general practice (GP) registrars. Methods: We conducted a paper-based cross-sectional survey of GP registrars in Australia from June to July 2010, recruited from a newsletter item or registrar education events. Survey measures included the Resilience Scale-14, a single-item scale for burnout, …