Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used
only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.focused B. collaborating C. assumed D. occupations
E. frustrations F. widespread G. necessarily H. extension
I. experiences J. mistakes K. crucially
Burnout in the Hospital:Why Doctors Are Set Up for Stress
Some experts call physician bum out “inevitabl”, given the high-pressure environment in
which they must make potentially life-saving, and almost always life-altering, choices on a
constant basis. Research shows that up to 40% of U. S. doctors experience emotional, physical,
and psychological burnout from their jobs, and the consequences are no different for them than
they are for people in other (31) _________ — substance abuse and cutting comers.
In the premiere issue of the journal Burnout Research, which is devoted to research on the
topic, Anthony Montgomery, an associate professor in the Psychology of Work and Organizations
in the University of Macedonia in Greece, (32) _________ on physician burnout, and argues that
the way doctors are trained may set them up for a career of (33) _________ and high-stress
situations. And the consequences may be hurting the care they provide patients.
He says that while doctors interact with people on a daily basis, their training and their worth
as physicians are focused almost entirely on their technical capabilities, leaving them with few
tools for understanding and navigating social interactions and for (34) _________ as part of a
larger team or organization.
Montgomery argues that most medical students are chosen because of their high-test scores,
so medical school becomes like a(n) (35) _________ of school. They then become residents,
thrown into a more social environment in which they are expected to interact with patients,
hospital staff and colleagues in ways they may not have expected to or been prepared to do. It’s
(36) _________ they have the leadership skills and the proper emotional capacity to guide patients
through extremely stressful and often traumatic (37) _________, but not having the tools to
manage these situations can be stressful on the doctors themselves. While burnout among
physicians is (38) _________, some studies have shown surgeons and OBGYNs can be at a
particularly high risk.
“The irony is that doctors are the one group of people we don’t want to be stressed, yet we
are increasing the possibility for them to make (39) _________,” says Montgomery. “Doctors
understand that their job is to be the best doctor they can, but they do not (40)_________
understand their part in helping the hospital as a whole better serve the community.” In his
practice, for example, Montgomery says that his colleagues admitted to learning skills like
communication and teamwork on the job, after they left medical school.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
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