Survey cites reasons for burnout

A national physician survey by Medscape, part of WebMD Health Professional Network, found nearly 40 percent of respondents reported that they were burned out. The Medscape survey “Physician Lifestyles – Linking to Burnout” showed the two specialties with the greatest burnout were emergency medicine and critical care, both of which deal with severely ill patients. The least burned out were pediatricians, rheumatologists, psychiatrists and pathologists. Medscape also asked physicians about…