A Perspective on Wellness in Anesthesiology Residency Programs: A Multi-Strategy Approach

Kenneth B Brown Jr; Arianna Cook; Fei Chen; Susan M Martinelli

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2022.01.003

A Perspective on Wellness in Anesthesiology Residency Programs: A Multi-Strategy Approach

Anesthesiol Clin. 2022 Jun;40(2):257-274. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2022.01.003. Epub 2022 May 4.

Authors

Kenneth B Brown Jr¹, Arianna Cook², Fei Chen², Susan M Martinelli²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. Electronic address: Kenneth_brown@med.unc.edu.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.

PMID: 35659399
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2022.01.003

Abstract

Addressing resident wellness is an important topic given the high risk for burnout and depression in resident physicians compared with the general U.S. population. This article provides an overview of various approaches to help conceptualize and intervene on resident wellness, based on the 9-strategies framework to improve wellness laid out by Shanafelt and colleagues. This article outlines the most relevant literature in each strategy followed by the authors' experience within their anesthesiology residency program.

Keywords: Anesthesiology residency; Burnout; Graduate medical education; Resident wellness; Well-being.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesiology*
Burnout, Professional* / prevention & control
Education, Medical, Graduate
Humans
Internship and Residency*