reports on a new Medscape survey that found rheumatology has the second-highest burnout level among the 29 specialties included, with 50% of the rheuma颅tology respondents saying they鈥檙e experiencing 鈥渂urnout.鈥�
鈥淚 was quite surprised by this,鈥� said Beth Jonas, MD, the Reeves Foundation Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief of the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology in the article. Jonas said that she wonders about the survey鈥檚 methodology, but also recognized that burnout is an issue that deserves attention and action.