Fig 1.
Timeline of survey completion and medical school curriculum.
Fig 2.
Personal burnout in first-year medical students.
M1 males and females exhibited increased personal burnout over time, but leveled off towards the end of the year. Females were consistently more burned out than males at all five time points. There was a statistically significant difference in burnout during August and February, with females being more burned out (orientation in August, musculoskeletal practical in February). Average male (41.9) and average female (54.5) in general population [14] * = p<0.05.
Table 1.
General demographics.
Table 2.
Personal burnout, work burnout, perceived stress, and resiliency in first-year medical students.
Fig 3.
Work burnout in first-year medical students.
There were no statistically significant differences in work burnout across all five time points between M1 males and females. Males peaked work burnout in December, while females peaked in February. Average male (47.4) and average female (48.7) in general population [14].
Fig 4.
Perceived stress in first-year medical students.
M1 females had a statistically significant greater perceived stress during the months of August (orientation) and February (musculoskeletal practical). Average male (12.1) and average female (13.7) in general population [15]. * = p<0.05.
Fig 5.
Resiliency in first-year medical students.
Both males and females remain in the normal resilience group throughout all five time points, however none reach high resilience (Ranges: 1.00–2.99 = Low resilience, 3.00–4.30 = Normal resilience, 4.31–5.00 = High resilience). M1 females exhibited lower resiliency than males at all time points (statistically significant at the February time point). Notice that males and females had a gradual decrease in resiliency throughout the academic year. Average score of 3.7 from a random population of 844 adults [13]. * = p<0.05.