In the United States, nearly half of physicians said increasing compensation would help their burnout the most, according to a survey in 2023. Adding support staff and making work schedules more flexible were also among the top three workplace measures suggested by physicians. Overall, roughly half of the surveyed physicians reported feeling burnout.
Workplace strategies physicians who felt burned out said would be helpful in the U.S. in 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of physicians
Increase compensation
48%
Add support staff
47%
Make work schedules more flexible
46%
Increase physician control/autonomy
41%
More respect from administrators/employers, colleagues, staff
35%
Lighten patient loads
33%
Make counseling available/ check in with physicians
9%
Offer different jobs
4%
Other
9%
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Medscape. (January 26, 2024). Workplace strategies physicians who felt burned out said would be helpful in the U.S. in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535040/workplace-measures-to-aid-physician-burnout-us/
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