Causes of Death Among US Medical Residents
In this cross-sectional study comparing rates of US medical resident deaths from 2000 to 2014 with rates observed in 2015 to 2021, the rate of resident deaths from neoplastic diseases decreased, while the rates of death from all other causes remained unchanged. Nevertheless, the number of residents who died by suicide during their very first academic quarter, observed during both study windows, remains concerning. Future efforts to address trainee well-being must focus on the drivers and mitigating factors of distress, particularly during transitions.
Authors
- William Edwards Bynum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3796-9301)
- Thomas Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-653X)
- Karen D. Könings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-8218)
- Nicholas A. Yaghmour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-1517)
- Thomas J. Nasca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-5462)
- Timothy P. Brigham
- Frederic W. Hafferty
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9238
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.15