Investigating the Relationship between Burnout and Personality in Pharmacy Students

Introduction: To investigate the relationship between student’s personality traits, academic expectations, burnout, and engagement in student pharmacists Methods: A 48-question survey was administered to students in the didactic portion of the curriculum. The survey consists of questions from the Maslach Scale for Burnout, the Utrecht scale for Engagement, the Five Factor Personality, and demographics. Results: Fifty Doctors of Pharmacy Students participated in the survey. Burnout was negatively correlated with extroversion and conscientiousness. Engagement was positively correlated with conscientiousness. Conclusion: This study was a start for finding internal correlations for burnout in pharmacy students. Due to the small sample size, further research is needed. Proper research and results will help school programs better understand and help students with burnout.Doctor of Pharmac