Trainees at risk: the need for support and compassion

Recent awareness has highlighted the ongoing challenges of mental health issues amongst medical practitioners. This includes a 16.9% risk of moderate to severe depression in doctors under investigation.1 Surgical trainees in the United States have also reported a high rate of burnout.2While there is...

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Published in:ANZ journal of surgery 2018-11, Vol.88 (11), p.1106-1107
Main Authors: Rashid, Prem, Habashy, David, Calopedos, Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burnout
Medical personnel
Mental health
Physicians
Social support
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Summary:Recent awareness has highlighted the ongoing challenges of mental health issues amongst medical practitioners. This includes a 16.9% risk of moderate to severe depression in doctors under investigation.1 Surgical trainees in the United States have also reported a high rate of burnout.2While there is no comparable data on Australian and New Zealand surgical trainees and international medical graduates, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has invested heavily in educating fellows, international medical graduates and trainees about bullying and harassment.3
ISSN:1445-1433
1445-2197
DOI:10.1111/ans.14756