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Current Research in Emergency Medicine
[ ISSN : 2832-5699 ]

Burnout among Accident and Emergency Physicians in Eastern Cape South Africa

Short-Communication
Volume 3 - Issue 2 | Article DOI : 10.54026/CREM/1055

Amitabh Mitra*

Retired Head of Accident and Emergency Department of Cecilia Makiwane Heritage Hospital, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Corresponding Authors

Dr. Amitabh Mitra is the retired Head of Accident and Emergency Department of Cecilia Makiwane Heritage Hospital, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Keywords

Bullying and Abuse; Depression; Anxiety; Behavioural Changes; Burnout; Young Medical Professionals; Senior Doctors

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Received : May 26, 2023
Published : June 12, 2023

Abstract

Burnout is common among professionals and not exclusively among doctors. This article should be considered as a cautionary reference for Accident and Emergency Doctors, Senior Managers and Heads of Department, not to overuse young medical professionals to an extent that they fall sick and even die.