'Intern life': a longitudinal study of burnout, empathy, and coping strategies used by French GPs in training.

Background: More than half of French medical GP trainees (GPTs) suffer from burnout.

Aim: To define and follow the evolution of risk factors, such as empathy and coping strategies, associated with burnout in this population.

Design & Setting: Prospective longitudinal study involving volunteers of 577 Parisian university GPTs in 2012.