Association of Emotional Exhaustion With Career Burnout Among Early-Career Medical Oncologists: A Single-Institution Study.

Purpose: Burnout is a psychological occupational syndrome defined by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a low sense of personal accomplishment. We sought to characterize the prevalence of burnout among early-career medical oncologists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC).

Methods: For this institutional review board-approved study, an electronic survey was developed for Assistant Professors in the MDACC Division of Cancer Medicine.