Incomplete team staffing, burnout, and work intentions among US physicians

JAMA Internal Medicine

About The Study:

 In this study, physicians frequently experienced incomplete team staffing. Working with an incompletely staffed team was associated with significantly greater odds of burnout, intent to reduce clinical work hours, and intent to leave one’s current organization (ITL). Given associations between ITL and attrition, these findings emphasize the importance of adequate staffing.  

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Lisa S. Rotenstein, MD, MBA, MSc, email lisa.rotenstein@ucsf.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.1679)

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JAMA Internal Medicine