Two surveys were conducted to examine the prevalence and severity of burnout in physicians. In the first survey, a total of 1,161 Alberta physicians responded to a series of demographic questions and 4 burnout measures, including a modified Maslach Burnout Inventory (MMBI). In the second survey, a total of 2,251 Canadian physicians completed the Boudreau Burnout Questionnaire (BBQ) as part of the Canadian Medical Association Physician Resource Questionnaire. Using these measures of burnout and the Phase Model approach, physician burnout levels were identified. Overall, 45.7% of Canadian physicians and 48.6 to 55.5% of Alberta physicians were classified as being in the advanced phases of burnout.We would like to thank the Alberta Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association for providing us with up-todate participant data and also for their assistance in the distribution and collection of the surveys. Special thanks to Sarah Howe for her help on both projects. We would also like to acknowledge Shelley Martin who ran the entire Physician Resource Questionnaire project from start to finish and helped run our SPSS syntax to produce the tables required for the burnout analyses. Last, but not least, thank you to the physicians of Alberta and Canada who took the time to participate in this study.