Keywords:
Professional issues, Experimental, Education, Health policy and practice, Education and training, Quality assurance, Workforce
Authors:
J. Gibbons, B. Milaszewski, E. Wallace, J. Schneider, I. Berenbaum, A. Ewen; Boston, MA/US
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-3019
Conclusion
Overall the resiliency curriculum was well received.
Participants also reported an increased knowledge of and comfort in utilizing wellbeing and mental health resources available at our institution after the sessions,
possibly due in part to efforts during the sessions to normalize discussions around burnout.
Baseline aMBI burnout data from the pre-curriculum surveys demonstrates that the study population participating in the resiliency curriculum did on average meet criteria for burnout,
with mean scores for all three subscales and their relation to each other being consistent with other studies found in the literature [3,17,18].
Therefore,
development and administration of a quality resiliency curriculum based on trauma theory is feasible and a novel approach to promoting physician vitality.
While larger and longer-term studies are necessary to determine its affect on physician burnout,
use of this curriculum in other institutions is recommended.
This is one intervention,
of many,
necessary to promote physician wellbeing,
which directly impacts patient care and remains at the forefront of hospital discussions around the world.