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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/42192 |
| Date | 27 February 2021 |
| Creators | Ruckman, Kyle E. |
| Contributors | Stern, Aliza |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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