Physicians in residency and fellowship training programs are seeing improvements in burnout and overall satisfaction, according to the American Medical Association’s “National Resident Comparison Report.”
The survey includes responses from more than 3,000 resident and fellow physicians across 20 states and 29 organizations.
Here are four takeaways from the report:
1. Among residents surveyed in the 2025 report, 28.6% reported burnout symptoms, a 5.9 percentage point drop from the previous survey year.
2. Thirty-two percent reported having job stress, a six percentage-point fall from 2024.
3. Ninety percent of residents reported being satisfied with their programs, a 4.4% increase year-over-year.
4. These results continue a trend that has been forming over the last several years. From 2022 to 2025, burnout and job stress rates among residents and fellows have moved on a downward slope, and rates of program satisfaction have risen.
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