Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2783-2031 47 5 2025 12 23 Emotional burnout among clinical academic members: a neglected challenge in Iran's medical education system 485 489 10.34172/mj.025.35118 EN Sara Heydari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-7028 Zohreh Sadat Alavi https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2159-6867 Journal Article 10.34172/mj.025.35118 2025 09 06 2025 09 15 The present study examines the phenomenon of emotional burnout in clinical professors and its consequences on the health system. Emotional burnout is considered not only as an individual threat to the mental health of professors, but also as a systematic challenge in medical education and the provision of health services. This situation is associated with a decrease in the quality of teaching, a decline in clinical performance, and an increase in the tendency to leave the job, and in the long term, it can affect the efficiency of the entire health system. Considering the pivotal role of clinical professors in training specialist personnel and caring for patients, it is important to pay attention to this issue from both scientific and policy-making aspects.