A Curriculum to Enhance Resilience in Internal Medicine Interns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is a serious concern in graduate medical education. While enhancing resilience in trainees is considered beneficial, there are few studies showing successful interventions.

Objective

We developed and implemented a curriculum to teach resilience skills to internal medicine (IM) residents.

Methods

Our resilience curriculum focused on 4 small group skill-building workshops: setting realistic goals, managing expectations, letting go after stressful clinical events, and finding gratitude. All sessions were delivered by a chief resident during dedicated teaching time, and combined lectures, group discussions, reflection, and simulated skill-building exercises. Participants were assessed before and after the curriculum using the Connor-Davidson Resilience

SUBMITTER: Bird AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5646918 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature