A narrative review on burnout experienced by medical students and residents

To summarise articles reporting on burnout among medical students and residents (trainees) in a narrative review.

MEDLINE was searched for peer-reviewed, English language articles published between 1990 and 2015 reporting on burnout among trainees. The search used combinations of Medical Subject Heading terms medical student, resident, internship and residency, and burnout, professional. Reference lists of articles were reviewed to identify additional studies. A subset of high-quality studies was selected.