Quantify variation in faculty burnout, engagement, and job satisfaction across and within US medical schools, and identify organizational correlates that may help target well-being interventions.
Approach:
Design and participants: Cross-sectional analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges StandPoint Faculty Engagement Survey data from 28 US medical schools collected January 26, 2021, through June 3, 2024. Of 28,919 faculty invited, 16,994 responded (58.8%).
Measures and analysis: Single-item measures assessed burnout, commitment as a proxy for engagement, and job satisfaction. Random-effects analyses estimated outcomes and heterogeneity at school, department, and discipline levels; regression and dominance analyses examined autonomy, p…
Key Findings:
The supplied context describes the study objectives, methods, and sample but does not report study results.
Interpretation:
The study was designed to assess whether faculty well-being varies beyond chance across organizational levels and to identify correlates of higher well-being.
Limitations:
The survey was voluntary, and medical schools chose whether and when to administer it.
Outcomes were assessed using single-item questions, including commitment as a proxy for engagement.
The cross-sectional design does not establish causal relationships.
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