Predicting Physician Burnout Deterioration in Medical Students: A Model based on Academic Stress, Workload and Personal Characteristics

This study examines the predictors of deterioration burnout among medical students and develops a model based on academic stress, workload, and personal characteristics. Research methods include descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, stepwise regression, and random forest model. It is found that the intense curriculum, clinical practice, and emotional exhaustion faced by medical students resulted in a burnout rate of 50%, much higher than that of the general population. Academic stress is a significant predictor variable of burnout and is significantly associated with emotional exhaustion and low career efficacy; higher health satisfaction is associated with lower burnout rates; students who had received counseling had higher levels of burnout; and female students and seniors had higher levels of emotional exhaustion. The study recommends that schools optimize the academic curriculum model for medical students, provide physical and mental health support, and establish community systems for high-risk groups, such as female students and seniors, to facilitate the deterioration of medical student burnout and promote their long-term career development.