Cross-sectional survey on physician burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver, Canada: the role of gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
Nadia A KhanAnita PalepuPeter DodekAmy SalmonHeather LeitchShannon RuzyckiAndrea TownsonDiane LacaillePublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Burnout affects 2 out of 3 internal medicine physicians during the pandemic. Women, ethnic minority physicians and those who feel that COVID-19 affects burnout were more likely to report components of burnout. Further understanding of factors driving feelings of low personal accomplishment in women and ethnic minority physicians is needed.