Resident Burnout, Wellness, Professional Development, and Engagement Before and After New Training Schedule Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Burnout is a work-related syndrome of depersonalization (DP), emotional exhaustion (EE), and low personal achievement (PA) that is prevalent among internal medicine resident trainees. Prior interventions have had modest effects on resident burnout. The association of a new 4 + 4 block schedule (4 inpatient weeks plus 4 outpatient weeks) with resident burnout has not previously been evaluated.

Objective

To evaluate the association of a 4 + 4 block schedule, compared with a 4 + 1 schedule, with burnout, wellness, and self-reported professional engagement and clinical preparedness among resident physicians.

Design, setting, and participants

This nonrandomized preintervention and postintervention survey study was conducted in a single academic-based internal me

SUBMITTER: Heppe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902722 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature