Data Uncertain: Physician Salary Does not Correlate to Lower Burnout Rates; a Response to Side Hustle Scrubs’ Post

Whew. Long title.

I normally don’t get into discussions over blog posts, but I just read one post on Side Hustle Scrubs that admittedly provoked me to respond. The issue in hand? Data Analysis.

Side Hustle Scrubs (SHS) has this post on whether making more money leads to a reduction in physician burn out. I think that’s a great concept to study and would be an interesting read! However, I am less than enthused about the data that (s)he used to draw her/his conclusions (note: (s)he concludes that mo’ money equals mo’ happiness).

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