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© 2018 Elsevier España, S.L.U. Introduction: It has been demonstrated that the development of burnout in physicians begins during their academic training and it can affect their personal life. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of burnout in medical students at the beginning, and after one month of clinical rotation. Materials and methods: We evaluated students at the beginning of surgical clinical rotation and one month after using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey. The prevalence and differences between the 2 measurements were calculated. Results: Twenty-one (12.3%) students showed symptoms of severity at the beginning, and 34 (19.8%) after the first month (P = .059). After eliminating the personal accomplishment scale, 54 (31.6%) and 76 (44.2%) students had severity of symptoms in the rest of the dimensions at the beginning and after one month, respectively (P = .016). Conclusion: Medical students showed an increase in the presence of severe burnout, as well as emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation after one month of clinical rotation.

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