Resident Fuel Levels: Reframing, Assessing, and Addressing Well-Being.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To optimize resident learning, programs need to readily assess resident well-being. There is a lack of easy-to-use, acceptable instruments for this task.

Objective

We created a well-being "fuel gauge," and assessed the acceptability and feasibility of this weekly electronic communication pipeline for residents to report and discuss their well-being.

Methods

A well-being fuel gauge assessment was administered weekly over the course of 1 academic year (July 2016 to June 2017) in a large internal medicine residency program. The well-being gauge asked residents to report their fuel levels using a 1 to 5 Likert-type scale (1, empty; 3, half tank; and 5, full tank). Residents who provided low scores (1 or 2) were contacted by program leadersh

SUBMITTER: Scielzo SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901800 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature