Developing institutional infrastructure for physician wellness: qualitative Insights from VA physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence and detrimental effect of physician burnout requires new strategies for supporting physicians. In this project, we describe the development, and assessment, of a "Balint-like" physician support group that provided social cohesion and delivered novel didactic curricula for building resilience.

Methods

The project began with a nine-month facilitated peer-support group for physicians that met every other week. Based on input from the first group, tailored content was developed to address physician wellness needs. These curricula were delivered to participants in the second nine-month Balint-like group. We then conducted semi-structured interviews with 7 hospitalists and 2 outpatient primary care physicians who participated in the Balint-like groups to

SUBMITTER: Schwartz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6942336 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature