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Abstract Number: 52
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Self-reflection is an essential tool to foster professional and personal development during medical training. The inpatient setting presents specific challenges to developing physicians, as housestaff grapple to negotiate death and dying, difficult patient interactions, and building therapeutic alliances within limited time. It’s not surprising that burnout and compassion fatigue increase during training. Integrating reflective […]
Abstract Number: 53
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospitalists experience high rates of burnout. Little is understood about the best way to address hospitalist well-being and resilience in the workplace. User-centered interviews at our institution identified inadequate access to nutritious food as one of several barriers to a rejuvenating hospitalist experience. Despite a cafeteria with flexible hours and healthy options, interviewees cited […]
Abstract Number: 58
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Engaged healthcare team members are more likely to be satisfied with their job and remain in their organizations (1-3). However, little is known about the effects of burnout on work engagement in hospital nurses. Therefore, we examined the relationship between burnout, work engagement, and job satisfaction in nurses in a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: 60
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The hospital setting can be stressful for both patients and providers. The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic such as staffing shortages, hospital overcrowding, and provider burnout have only exacerbated this problem. In 2023, we undertook a study aimed at improving the wellness of both patients and providers. Data gathered from this study will […]
Abstract Number: 61
SHM Converge 2021
Background: A career in medicine is undoubtedly demanding and often takes a toll on the mental health of the individuals employed in this setting. Residents are an especially vulnerable population. In this study we aim to assess different aspects of resident life that might contribute to mental stress during residency such as a collegial work […]
Abstract Number: 61
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Ethics is at the core of a physician’s professional identity. As internists, we are constantly grappling with medical and moral uncertainty. While ethical action is an integral component of professionalism, most residency programs offer little formal training to systematically explore the ethical dimensions of our work. Medical ethics education can promote moral development and […]
Abstract Number: 66
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Physician burnout is a previously described and increasingly studied phenomenon that affects all fields of medicine to varying degrees. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) has been the historical gold standard for assessing burnout, but multiple new methods have been developed in recent years as greater attention is being paid towards physician wellness and burnout. […]
Abstract Number: 71
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: How to combat the corrosive effects of burnout during residency training remains a persistent question, but a supportive working environment has shown to be a protective factor. Purpose: The Golden Ticket Project (GTP) is a novel wellness pilot program designed to encourage peer recognition within a pediatric residency program. Description: METHODS: Through an electronic […]
Abstract Number: 78
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: At academic centers the work of discharge planning has historically fallen on housestaff. The medical education community’s efforts to improve the trainee experience have led to an iterative process of duty hour reform and re-design. One effect has been “work compression” – each day a trainee is required to complete more tasks in less […]
Abstract Number: 82
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Female physicians are a high-risk group for unintentional weaning, with poor access to lactation stations as one of the reported reasons. Less than half of female physicians are breastfeeding at 6 months, and only 29% are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. Often female physicians are pumping in their office, while less than 20% are […]