Association Between Vacation Characteristics and Career Intentions of US Physicians—A Cross-Sectional Analysis
In this large, cross-sectional study, the number of vacation days taken, inbox coverage, and time spent on patient-related work while on vacation were each independently associated with career intentions. Organizational efforts to optimize these vacation characteristics may foster retention of physicians.
Authors
- Tait D. Shanafelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-5202)
- Lindsey E. Carlasare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9891-8319)
- Christine A. Sinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-5761)
- Purva Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4560-0230)
Institutions
- American Medical Association (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2024.09.020
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- American Medical Association