Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v8i4.5315
Abstract
The integration of professional master's degree education in medicine with standardized residency training has become a pivotal model for cultivating clinical physicians in China. Master's candidates of medical professional programs, who simultaneously face the dual burdens of clinical rotations and graduate academic assessments, constitute a population at high risk for occupational burnout. Burnout, operationalized through the Maslach triad of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment, not only impairs the psychological well-being of residents but also compromises their clinical reasoning abilities and long-term career sustainability. This article provides a comprehensive review of the current prevalence, influencing factors, adverse outcomes, and intervention strategies pertaining to burnout among master's-level medical students engaged in standardized residency training, with the aim of providing evidence for the optimization of residency management and the strengthening of psychological health support systems for trainees.
Keywords
standardized residency training; burnout; medical professional master's students
Funding
This paper was supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (Natural Science Foundation, 2025A1515012392).
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