Med-Peds PROuD: A Pilot Study of Targeted Professional Development to Promote Well-Being Among Internal...

In physicians, burnout is highest during training, with 60.3% of residents reporting at least one symptom of burnout. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements establishes standards to promote well-being. We developed a professional development curriculum to target this requirement.

60-minute post-graduate year (PGY)-specific professional development workshops were offered to internal medicine-pediatrics (Med-Peds) PGY-1-PGY-4 residents at a large academic institution. We applied descriptive statistics for quantitative data using Likert-scale questions.

Eight Med-Peds professional development (PROuD) sessions occurred from July 2023-June 2024, with 44 residents participating in 1-2 sessions comprising 5-10 residents per session. The survey response rate was 53% (n=62), and 45% reported feeling 'less stressed' or 'no stress at all' after attending. 93% of participants viewed the workshop favorably and 96% expressed interest in future sessions.

This pilot study demonstrated that residents experienced decreased stress and increased interest in future sessions after attending targeted PGY professional development workshops.