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Residency program leaders dedicate significant time to resident well-being. Many desire more training to effectively support resident wellness, highlighting a need for improved job descriptions and targeted education.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Physician Well-being
  • Graduate Medical Education

Background:

  • Residency program leaders are tasked with supporting resident well-being.
  • Formal training for program leaders on resident well-being support is often lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess how often program leadership provides resident well-being support.
  • To evaluate program leaders' comfort levels in supporting resident well-being.
  • To identify factors associated with the need for additional training in resident well-being support.

Main Methods:

  • A national cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in June 2015.
  • Pediatric program directors, associate program directors, and coordinators participated.
  • Generalized linear modeling was used to identify factors associated with the need for additional training.
Keywords:
physician burnoutphysician wellnessresidency leadershipresidency program directorsresident wellbeing

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Main Results:

  • Most leaders view resident well-being support as crucial but rarely include it in job descriptions.
  • 72% of leaders spend over 10% of their time on resident well-being.
  • Leaders with more exposure to well-being issues were more likely to desire additional training.

Conclusions:

  • Program leaders invest substantial time in resident well-being.
  • There is a clear need for enhanced training and explicit inclusion of resident wellness in job descriptions for program leaders.