Pediatric Program Leadership's Contribution Toward Resident Wellness.

Abstract

Supporting resident well-being is an important responsibility of residency program leadership, but one which many program leaders feel ill-equipped to address. In July 2018, we published our study entitled “Pediatric Program Leadership's Contribution Toward Resident Wellness.” 1 Carson SL Perkins K Reilly MR et al. Pediatric program leadership's contribution toward resident wellness. Acad Pediatr. 2018; 18: 550-555 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar In our study of US pediatric residency program directors, associate program directors, and program coordinators, we found program leaders reported spending a significant amount of time supporting resident well-being, with 72% reporting spending >10% of time on resident well-being. While most program leaders strongly agreed supporting resident well-being is an important part of their role, few program leaders’ job descriptions explicitly listed supporting resident well-being as part of their role. Most program leaders desired additional training and institutional/national resources to support residents’ well-being. Program leaders felt supporting residents was one of the most rewarding aspects of their role, but also contributed to personal burnout.