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Observational analysis reveals burnout as the primary predictor of career dissatisfaction among surgeons, highlighting the need for systemic mental health interventions.
Burnout is common among American surgeons and is the single greatest predictor of surgeons' satisfaction with career and specialty choice. Additional research is needed to identify individual, organizational, and societal interventions that preserve and promote the mental health of American surgeons.
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Shanafelt et al. (2009) studied this question.
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