ArticleCanadian medical education journal2014
Family medicine residency training and burnout: a qualitative study.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Evidence-Based Interventions that Promote Resident Wellness from the Council of Emergency Residency Directors.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2020Review
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- Supervision and autonomy of ophthalmology residents in the outpatient clinic in the United States II: a survey of senior residents.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among family medicine residents in Al Madina, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Resident and Faculty Perspectives on Prevention of Resident Burnout: A Focus Group Study.The Permanente journal · 2019Article
- Duoethnography as a dialogic and collaborative form of curriculum inquiry for resident professionalism and self-care education.Canadian medical education journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlmost three-quarters of family practice residents in British Columbia (BC) meet criteria for burnout. We sought to understand how burnout is perceived and experienced by family medicine residents, and to identify both contributory and protective factors for resident burnout.
methodTwo semi-structured focus groups were conducted with ten family practice residents from five distinct University of British Columbia training sites. Participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach.
resultsSeventy percent of the focus group participants met criteria for burnout using the MBI. The experience of burnout was described as physical and emotional exhaustion, loss of motivation, isolation from loved ones, and disillusionment with the medical profession. Contributory factors included high workload, burned-out colleagues, perceived undervaluing of family medicine, lack of autonomy, and inability to achieve work-life balance. Protective factors included strong role models in medicine, feeling that one's work is valued and rotations in family medicine.
conclusionsThe high level of burnout in family medicine residents in BC is a multifactorial and complex phenomenon. Training programs and faculty should be aware of burnout risk factors and strive to implement changes to reduce burnout, including allowing residents increased control over scheduling, access to counseling services and training for resident mentors.
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