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Surgical Oncologists Report Higher Career Satisfaction, Less Depression—but Burnout Looms
Surgical Oncologists Report Higher Career Satisfaction, Less Depression—but Burnout Looms
D Brunk
20100309
2010 Apr 9
Elsevier Global Medical News
Surgical Oncologists Report Higher Career Satisfaction, Less Depression—but Burnout Looms
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Apr 9, D Brunk
ST. LOUIS (EGMN) - Compared with surgeons from other specialties, surgical oncologists are younger and more likely to be female. They also tend to have a greater sense of career satisfaction and less depression, despite being less likely to feel that their career leaves time for personal or family life.Yet they are no less likely to be burned out from their work, Dr. Charles M. Balch reported at a symposium sponsored by the Society of Surgical Oncology. Indeed, 36% of surgical oncologists met criteria...