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Sex-Specific Risks of Occupational Distress in Physicians Compared With the General Population

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.40060

October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This survey study examines whether disparities in risk of burnout and low satisfaction with work-life integration by sex are similar among physicians compared with US workers in other fields.

Corresponding Author: Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 500 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 64305 (tshana@stanford.edu).

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