Curriculum-based burnout prevention programs for medical trainees

Burnout is a problem that impacts the physician population disproportionately compared to other professions in the United States, and its consequences affect not only physicians but their patients and the healthcare system as a whole. In particular, physician trainee years are associated with a significant degree of burnout, and these years are important for establishing self-care practices and perspectives from which a physician will draw throughout the rest of his or her career. Trainee years are not only uniquely important years for the establishment of burnout resiliency, but they also may be uniquely suited to the integration of burnout resiliency programs due to their curricular structure. A number of burnout resiliency programs have been developed and tested in the trainee population, however little evidence exists for consistent efficacy or for which elements confer efficacy. The present article identifies, reviews, synthesizes and evaluates the current literature on burnout prevention programs in the trainee population and proposes a research protocol for the implementation of a curriculum-based burnout resiliency program called the “Integrative Wellness Initiative” featuring wellness classes, mindfulness and incentivized exercise.

Author dc:creator

• Ruckman, Kyle E.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Stern, Aliza

• Public health
• Burnout
• Medical trainees
• Prevention program

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2144/42192

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.bu.edu:2144/42192