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Stress in doctors and dentists who teach
Harry Rutter1, Joe Herzberg, Elisabeth Paice
1Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Oxfordshire Health Authority, UK.
Medical Education
|June 6, 2002
Summary
Teaching roles may increase or decrease stress for doctors and dentists. While clinical work often causes high stress, adding a teaching role can sometimes alleviate job-related stress, though more research is needed.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Physicians and dentists experience significant occupational stress.
- Teaching roles are common among medical and dental professionals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of a teaching role on stress levels in doctors and dentists.
- To understand the dual role of clinician-educator in relation to job stress.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature search of Medline, PubMed, BIDS, and ERIC databases.
- Keywords included 'stress' or 'burnout' combined with professional and academic roles.
- Inclusion of relevant books and journals known to the authors.
Main Results:
- High stress levels are prevalent in doctors, dentists, and educators.
- Factors contributing to stress include low autonomy and work overload.
- The teaching role can paradoxically increase or decrease stress for clinician-educators.
Conclusions:
- The clinician-educator role presents a complex relationship with job-related stress.
- While some evidence suggests stress reduction, further research is required to elucidate this phenomenon.