Do emergency medicine residents have access to healthy food options during work hours?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatively little data describe how diet and food choices impact trainee well-being despite evidence that diet impacts both physical and mental health. The objective was to describe food options available to emergency medicine (EM) residents when on duty.

Methods

A survey utilizing closed-ended, binary, rank-order responses was developed by experts in graduate medical education and wellness; it was piloted, revised, and then electronically distributed to 211 EM residency programs over 2 weeks in 2021. The program director (PD) or associate PD was invited to participate.

Results

A total of 114 EM programs participated (54%). The primary teaching site included 43 community hospitals, 23 county hospitals, and 48 university hospitals. Resident access to an onsi

SUBMITTER: Kontrick AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10352550 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature