Exploratory analyses evaluated whether burnout scores differed across men/women and post-graduate years 1, 2, and 3+ using a structural equation model. The factor structure and measurement invariance across both respondent gender and post-graduate year were evaluated using a series of confirmatory factor analyses. Methods: 1522 emergency medicine residents (21.1% of all US residents from 78.1% of US residency programs) were recruited as part of the 2017 National EM Resident Wellness Survey and completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey. In the present study, we evaluated the structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in emergency medicine residents as well as its measurement invariance across gender and post-graduate year. Furthermore, its structural equivalence has not been demonstrated across commonly-studied risk factors, such as gender and year of post-graduate training. However, this three-factor structure has not been evaluated in emergency medicine residents. Factor analytic work has identified three underlying factors measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment. This research has primarily employed the Maslach Burnout Inventory to evaluate burnout in this population. Recent research has focused on identifying risk and protective factors for burnout as well as targets for intervention. Introduction: Emergency medicine residents suffer from high rates of occupational burnout.

Maslow burnout inventory