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¹Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. jlawrence@g.harvard.edu.

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Burnout among underrepresented minority in medicine (UiM) populations remains understudied. Current research shows inconclusive differences in burnout between UiM and non-UiM individuals, highlighting a need for further investigation.

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Burnout Emotional exhaustion Measurement Underrepresented minority

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Background:

Growing awareness of physician burnout and its impact.
Limited data on burnout prevalence and effects in underrepresented minority (URM) medical professionals, specifically underrepresented minority in medicine (UiM) individuals.
Need to understand burnout experiences across diverse racial and ethnic groups in medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review existing literature on burnout among UiM compared to non-UiM individuals.
To identify the burnout assessment tools used for different racial/ethnic groups.
To synthesize current knowledge on racial/ethnic disparities in medical burnout.

Main Methods:

Systematic literature search across PubMed, PsycINFO, Countway Discovery Medicine, and Web of Science.
Inclusion of peer-reviewed articles published in English.
Summarization and quality assessment of eligible studies.

Main Results:

Sixteen studies met inclusion criteria, primarily cross-sectional and North American.
Most studies focused on medical students or physicians, frequently using the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
Evidence on burnout differences between UiM and non-UiM groups is inconclusive, though some studies report nuanced findings.

Conclusions:

Further research is needed to clarify burnout differences among UiM populations.
Enhanced focus on burnout measurement, conceptualization, and mitigation strategies for UiM is recommended.
Addressing burnout in UiM may improve their recruitment, retention, and overall well-being in the medical field.