Amplifying Physician, Resident and Student Voices to Drive Wellbeing and Care Delivery Solutions

The Physicians Foundation’s 2023 Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians focuses on the state of physician, resident and medical student wellbeing as well as physician practice environments—and the solutions needed to improve both.

Key Findings

The Physicians Foundation’s 2023 Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians delves into the wellbeing trends among current and future physicians throughout their educational and professional journey. We also examine factors that hinder physicians as they work to deliver care to patients and save lives. This report transcends data; it is a call to action. We aim to highlight challenges, and also ignite actionable solutions that resonate across the profession.

The state of physician wellbeing—for both current and future physicians—remains low.

• For the third year in a row, six in ten physicians often have feelings of burnout, compared to four in ten in 2018.
• Like their physician colleagues, six in 10 residents often have feelings of burnout.
• Whereas, seven in ten medical students report often have feelings of burnout.