OET Listening 🎧 PART C Episode 05 | BURNOUT IN MEDICAL PROFESSION.

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Extract 1

Question 31 to 36

You hear a Specialist in medical ethics called Anna giving a presentation on the issue of burn out in the medical profession.

You have 90 seconds to read question 31 to 36

31.What is the stated purpose of the talk?

A. To evaluate if the audience are feeling burnout
B. To inform and stimulate discussion about burnout
C. To describe new research on treatment of burnout

32. What did the research from the Mayo Clinic show?

A. In 2011 more than half of US doctors claimed to have burnt out.
B. The large number of doctors with burnout is continuing to rise.
C. Typically one aspect of a doctors work makes them burn out.

33. What is the Anna Capstone's attitude to the problem of burnout?

A. Most doctors can handle burnout.
B. Doctors with burnout should retire.
C. Burn out endangers patients and doctors.

34. How does Anna Capstone think the problem of burnout should be addressed?

A. Hospitals should fund wellness programs for burnt out staff.
B. Multiple strategies are needed to keep doctors functioning and healthy.
C. By discouraging doctors from losing empathy and making mistakes.

35. How does Anna Capstone evaluate the role of administrative technology and regulations?

A. As a cheap and reliable way of collecting payment.
B. As confusing and stressful for doctors.
C. As something few doctors have really complained about

36. Anna Capstone argues that protection highly trained medical staff.