Abstract
The prevalence of burnout among emergency physicians is among the highest of any specialty. Multiple studies have described factors that contribute to physician burnout, such as age, institutional support, and the electronic medical record (EMR). However, there have been few studies that investigate those physicians who are satisfied with their career and their personal lives. This qualitative study evaluated emergency physicians who were satisfied with both their career and personal lives to propose a model for physician well-being. Physicians were recruited using email solicitation and referral by their peers from June-September 2020. Inclusion criteria involved those physicians who were satisfied with their life and their job and did not meet the criteria for burnout. A qualitative, non-structured interview with open-ended questions was performed with each participant. Emergent themes were identified using standard practice for qualitative studies. Twenty-three physicians participated with a mean age of 45.4 years old (range 32–65), 17 (73.9%) were men, 13 (56.5%) were Caucasian, 6 (26.0%) were Asian/South Asian, 1 (4.3%) were Latino, and 3 (13.0%) were another ethnicity. Several important themes emerged. Physicians satisfied with their lives and their jobs tended to be personally resilient, socially connected, with significant outside interests. These physicians self-identified their personality type as having both introverted and extroverted features. Threats to thriving included ineffective leadership and the EMR. This project proposes a model for job and life satisfaction among emergency physicians. Encouraging these qualities, while fostering supportive leadership, and optimizing the EMR, may improve satisfaction among physicians experiencing burnout.
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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