Wellness Curriculum to Promote Resilience
Julie Knutson1, Sarah Kleinman2, Elizabeth Kettyle1
1Division of Academic Midwifery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
Burnout as a public health crisis has gained attention in recent years. Integrating a wellness curriculum into training programs can reduce burnout and cultivate the awareness and skills needed to support a sustainable career in health care. The faculty midwives within the residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have implemented a successful, evidence-based wellness curriculum for residents that focuses on the emotional, physical, and psychological needs of learners. Participants report that this program increases work satisfaction and reduces burnout. The initiative could be modified across many disciplines of clinical training, and with midwife learners, to decrease stress during an academically rigorous and emotionally overwhelming time and provide trainees with tools that will sustain their sense of well-being throughout their careers.
Burnout as a public health crisis has gained attention in recent years. Integrating a wellness curriculum into training programs can reduce burnout and cultivate the awareness and skills needed to support a sustainable career in health care. The faculty midwives within the residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have implemented a successful, evidence-based wellness curriculum for residents that focuses on the emotional, physical, and psychological needs of learners. Participants report that this program increases work satisfaction and reduces burnout. The initiative could be modified across many disciplines of clinical training, and with midwife learners, to decrease stress during an academically rigorous and emotionally overwhelming time and provide trainees with tools that will sustain their sense of well-being throughout their careers.
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