Landscapes of psychological trauma in residency education: Exploring lived experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Resident physicians may experience psychological trauma both at work and in their personal lives. Injury from trauma can impact learning, patient care, relationships, mental health and well-being. Residents' experiences of traumatic injury have not been well-described in the literature. The purpose of this study was to explore residents' lived experiences of psychological traumatic injury.

Methods

The research employed a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology. All residents at a single Canadian medical school and support professionals who work with them were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. Anonymized transcripts were analysed in duplicate and findings interpreted through discussion amongst the research team.

Results

Thirteen reside

SUBMITTER: Roze des Ordons A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature