Burnout among pharmacy school instructors in a minority university in Chicago, Illinois, USA 3313

Abstract Description We studied pharmacy school instructors at Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois. Most pharmacy school instructors (84%) say they don’t have enough time during their regular work hours to do tasks like grading, lesson planning, paperwork, and answering work emails. Among those who feel this way, 81% say simply having too much work is a significant reason. Many also point to having to spend time helping students outside the classroom, performing non-teaching service duties, and covering other teachers’ classrooms as at least minor reasons they don’t have enough time to finish all their work. Most instructors (54%) say it’s very or somewhat difficult for them to balance work and their personal lives. About one in four (26%) say it’s very or somewhat easy for them to balance these things, and 20% say it’s neither easy nor difficult. Among instructors, women are more likely than men to say work-life balance is difficult (57% vs. 43%). Women instructors are also more likely to say they often find their job stressful or overwhelming. Most instructors (82%) say pharmacy education in the USA has worsened in the past five years. Very few are optimistic about the next five years: Only 20% of instructors say pharmacy education will be much or somewhat better five years from now. A narrow majority (53%) say it will be worse. Topic Categories Immunology Education and Communication (EDU)