Well-Being
A collection of JGME articles on resident and faculty well-being, wellness interventions, and other efforts to enhance well-being
2024
Burnout and Well-Being in Trainees: Findings From a National Survey of US Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents
Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE; Helen K. Morgan, MD; Maya M. Hammoud, MD, MBA; Stephanie Schatzman-Bone, MD; Omar M. Young, MD; Sally Santen, MD, PhD; Erika Banks, MD; Karen George, MD, MPH
Interventions to Support Resident and Fellow Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
Halah Ibrahim, MD, MEHP; Sawsan Abdel-Razig, MD, MEHP; Lyuba Konopasek, MD; Jillian Silverberg, MSLIS, MA; Ingrid Philibert, PhD, MA, MBA
Meet and Greet Sessions: A Unique Virtual Opt-Out Approach to Support Trainee Well-Being
Uma Anand, PhD; Carol Kirshnit, PhD; Margaret Rea, PhD
Breaking the Cycle: A Qualitative Study of Factors That Mitigate Impostor Phenomenon Among Internal Medicine Residents
Susan C. Mirabal, MD, MS; Alaina Chodoff, MD; Scott M. Wright, MD; Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH
Support for Mental Health and Well-Being in the Transition to Residency
Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd; Nicholas A. Yaghmour, MPP; Jon Courand, MD
Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health Care for Residents
Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd; Josepha Cheong, MD; Jessica Bienstock, MD, MPH; Carol Bernstein, MD
2023
Impact of Opt-Out Therapy Appointments on Resident Physicians’ Mental Health, Well-Being, Stigma, and Willingness to Engage
Taylor Kevern, PhD, MSW, MEd; D. Rob Davies, PhD; Katie Stiel, LCSW, MEd; Sonja Raaum, MD, FACP
2022
To the Editor: Children of Residents: What About Their Well-Being?
Lindsay Buzzelli, BS; Conrad Krawiec, MD
Presence,
Resilience, and Compassion Training in Clinical Education (PRACTICE): A
Follow-Up Evaluation of a Resident-Focused Wellness Program
Richard R. Szuster, MD; Jane Onoye, PhD; Courtenay Matsu, MD
Assessing Well-Being in Milestones 2.0: A Case for Flourishing-Focused Advising
David Vermette, MD, MBA; Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MDiv; Katherine Ann Gielissen, MD, MHS
Resting and Recharging: A Narrative Review of Strategies to Improve Sleep During Residency Training
Joyce Redinger, MD; Emmad Kabil, MD; Katherine T. Forkin, MD; Amanda M. Kleiman, MD; Lauren K. Dunn, MD, PhD
2021
Resident Well-Being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Anita K. Blanchard, MD; Jeremy Podczerwinski, BS; Megham Freytag Twiss, MA, MDiv; Candice Norcott, PhD; Royce Lee, MD; Amber T. Pincavage, MD
Skills-Based Programs Used to Reduce Physician Burnout in Graduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review
Taylor S. Vasquez, MA; Julia Close, MD; Carma L. Bylund, PhD, FACH
Dark Clouds With Silver Linings: Resident Anxieties About COVID-19 Coupled With Program Innovations and Increased Resident Well-Being
Larissa E. Wietlisbach, BSA; David A. Asch, MD, MBA; Whitney Eriksen, PhD, RN; Frances K. Barg, PhD, MEd; Lisa M. Bellini, MD; Sanjay V. Desai, MD; Abdul-Rakeem Yakubu; Judy A. Shea, PhD
Motivation: An Integral Component of Resident Well-Being
Amber Deptola, MD
Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building Community for Underrepresented in Medicine Graduate Medical Education Trainees
Agnes Usoro, MD; Meron Hirpa, MD; Michael Daniel, MD; Vandra Harris, MD; Alisha Ware, MD; Amber Kernodle, MD, MPH; Thomas Elliott, MD; Damani A. Piggott, MD, PhD; Jessica L. Bienstock, MD, MPH
Universal Well-Being Assessment Associated With Increased Resident Utilization of Mental Health Resources and Decrease in Professionalism Breaches
Sarah Sofka, MD, FACP; Nathan Lerfald, MD, FACP; Josephine Reece, MD, FACP; Laura Davisson, MD, MPH, FACP; Janie Howsare, LCTSW, MPA; Jesse Thompson, PhD
2020
Karen M. Warburton, MD; Amit A. Shahane, PhD
Sheldon Levy, PhD, MPH; Rebekah Schiefer, MSW, LCSW; John Muench, MD, MPH
A National Curriculum to Address Professional Fulfillment and Burnout in OB-GYN Residents
Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE; Sigrid B. Tristan, MD; Margaret Dow, MD; Carrie Racsumberger, MS; Erica Bove, MD; Darya Valantsevich, DES; Mark B. Woodland, MD
Margot Kelly-Hedrick, MBE; Madeline M. Rodriguez, MD; Anne E. Ruble, MD, MPH; Scott M. Wright, MD; Margaret S. Chisolm, MD
Herodotos Ellinas, MD; Elizabeth Ellinas, MD
A Professional Development Workshop to Facilitate Self-Forgiveness
Dotun Ogunyemi, MD, FACOG, MFM; Nathaniel I. Sugiyama, MD; Thomas M. Ferrari, PhD
Improving Well-Being Among Trainees: A Partnership to Reduce Barriers to Primary Care Services
Christelle Tan, BS; Catherine Kuhn, MD; John Anderson, MD, MPH; Alexander Borun, MD; David A. Turner, MD; Krista Whalen, BS; Kevin Shah, MD, MBA
My Office Is Always Open: Reflections From a Behavioral Medicine Specialist in Graduate Medical Education
Heidi Allespach, PhD
The WIT and the WES: Tools for Categorizing and Evaluating Physician Well-Being Programs
Ingrid Philibert, PhD, MA, MBA; Lyuba Konopasek, MD
2019
Using Show-and-Tell Rounds to Enhance Camaraderie Among Residents
Heidi Allespach, PhD; David Cohen, EdD; Joan St. Onge, MD, MPH; Kassandra Bosire, MD; Shawn Banks, MD
Threats to Reliability and Validity With Resident Wellness Surveying Efforts
Nital P. Appelbaum, PhD; Sally A. Santen, MD, PhD; Scott Vota, DO; Lauren Wingfield, MD; Roy Sabo, PhD; Nicholas Yaghmour, MPP
Small Mistakes, Tragic Outcomes
Ricardo Guerra, MD
Call to Action: Universal Policy to Support Residents and Fellows Who Are Breastfeeding
Helen M. Johnson, MD; Katrina B. Mitchell, MD, IBCLC; Rebecca A. Snyder, MD, MPH
One of the Many
Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia, MD
Failure in Residency Education: Lessons Learned From Harry Potter, Oprah Winfrey, and the Marigold Hotel
Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD, MDIV
Disaster Plans: Resident Involvement and Well-Being During Hurricane Harvey
Kirsty Hillier, MD; Janaki Paskaradevan, MD; J. Kevin Wilkes, MD; Emily S. Copeland, MD
2018
Expanding the Conversation on Burnout Through Conceptions of Role Strain and Role Conflict
Lara Varpio, PhD; Rashawn Ray, PhD; Ting Dong, PhD; Jeff Hutchinson, MD; Steven J. Durning, MD, PhD, FACP
Caring for the Survivors When a Resident or Fellow Dies
Russell K. McAllister, MD; Maxine Trent, MS
Psychotherapist Perspectives on Resident Wellness
Emilie S. Bhe, MD; Mark E. Servis, MD
The Correlation of Stress in Residency With Future Stress and Burnout: A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study
John Raimo, MD, FACP; Sean LaVine, MD, FACP; Kelly Spielmann, MS; Meredith Akerman, MS; Karen A. Friedman, MD, FACP; Kyle Katona, MD, FACP; Saima Chaudhry, MD, MSHS
When a Resident or Fellow Dies
Chandlee C. Dickey, MD; Barbara Cannon, MD
In Defense of Family Leave in Surgical Residency
Kathleen M. O'Neill, MD; Nina R. Horowitz, MD; Peter S. Yoo, MD
The Stroke Pager
Casey N. McQuade, MD
In the “Dog Days” of Training, Find Your Well of Motivation, and Keep Going Back
Omar Viswanath, MD
Utilizing Employee Assistance Programs for Resident Wellness
William Graessle, MD; Martha Matthews, MD; Elizabeth Staib, LCSW CEAP; Antoinette Spevetz, MD
Wellness Opportunities: Sometimes It Is “Just Time Off”
Lauren Licatino, MD; Susan Moeschler, MD
Recovery From the Burnout Epidemic: How the Academic Community Can Help (Commentary)
Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE
Implementing a Universal Well-Being Assessment to Mitigate Barriers to Resident Utilization of Mental Health Resources
Sarah Sofka, MD, FACP; Carl Grey, MD; Nathan Lerfald, MD, FACP; Laura Davisson, MD, FACP; Janie Howsare, LCTSW, MPA
Improving Resident Use of Mental Health Resources: It's Time for an Opt-Out Strategy to Address Physician Burnout and Depression (Commentary)
Maneesh Batra, MD, MPH; Heather McPhillips, MD, MPH; Richard Shugerman, MD
Burnout and Wellness: Another Answer
Daniel S. Orlovich, MD, PharmD
“It's Not Just Time Off”: A Framework for Understanding Factors Promoting Recovery From Burnout Among Internal Medicine Residents
Nauzley C. Abedini, MD; Shobha W. Stack, MD, PhD; Jessie L. Goodman, MD, MHS; Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD
2017
Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE, FACOG; Nathalie Feldman, MD
Justin M. Wei, MD; Camilo Fernandez-Salvador, MD; Macario Camacho, MD
Amber-Nicole Bird, MD; Michelle Martinchek, MD; Amber T. Pincavage, MD
Kiran R. Busireddy, MD; Jonathan A. Miller, MD; Kathleen Ellison, MD; Vicky Ren, MD; Rehan Qayyum, MD, MHS, FAHA; Mukta Panda, MD, FACP
Dustin M. Hipp, MD, MBA; Kristy L. Rialon, MD; Kathryn Nevel, MD; Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS; Dinchen A. Jardine, LCDR, MD, MS
2016
Wellness in Graduate Medical Education: Is It Time to Pull the Andon Cord?
Meghan M. Walsh, MD, MPH
Empowering Trainees to Aim For Physician Wellness
Yul D. Ejnes, MD, MACP
Feasibility of a Comprehensive Wellness and Suicide Prevention Program: A Decade of Caring for Physicians in Training and Practice
Sydney Ey, PhD; Mary Moffit, PhD; J. Mark Kinzie, MD, PhD; Patrick H. Brunett, MD
Developing Emotional Intelligence in the Clinical Learning Environment: A Case Study in Cultural Transformation
Joanne Cohen-Katz, PhD; Jeffrey L. Sternlieb, PhD; Susan E. Hansen, MA; Julie A. Dostal, MD
Well-Being in Residency: A Systematic Review
Kristin S. Raj, MD
The Burnout Conundrum: Nature Versus Nurture?
Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH
The Effect of Burnout on Medical Errors and Professionalism in First-Year Internal Medicine Residents
Jason Kwah, MD; Jennifer Weintraub, MD; Robert Fallar, PhD; Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH
Operation La Sierra: A Novel Wellness Initiative for Neurological Surgery Residents
Kyle M. Fargen, MD, MPH; Alejandro M. Spiotta, MD; Raymond D. Turner, MD; Sunil Patel, MD
Welcome Interns: May I Have Your Attention?
Gaetan Sgro, MD
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Decrease Job Burnout in First-Year Internal Medicine Residents Using a Facilitated Discussion Group Intervention
Jonathan A. Ripp, MD, MPH; Robert Fallar, PhD; Deborah Korenstein, MD
The Role of Professional Identity Formation in Balancing Residency Service Versus Educational Needs
Mirabelle Sajisevi, MD; Reason Wilken, MD; Walter T Lee, MD, MHSc
The Importance of an Environment Conducive to Education
George E. Thibault, MD
Thoughts at the Groin
Bibhu D. Mohanty, MD
A Strategic Approach to Implementation of Medical Mentorship Programs
Thomas J. Caruso, MD, MEHP; Diane H. Steinberg, PhD; Nancy Piro, PhD; Kimberly Walker, PhD; Rebecca Blankenburg, MD, MPH; Caroline Rassbach, MD; Juan L. Marquez, MD; Laurence Katznelson, MD; Ann Dohn, MA
The Administrative Psychiatric Evaluation
Nicholas D. Lawson, MD; Adina L. Kalet, MD, MPH
2015
Kerri Palamara, MD; Carol Kauffman, PhD, ABPP; Valerie E. Stone, MD, MPH; Hasan Bazari, MD; Karen Donelan, ScD, EdM
Jordan Shapiro, MD; Bin Zhang, PhD; Eric J. Warm, MD
Suzanne B. Karan, MD; Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MBA; Michael Wajda, MD
Christine Kolehmainen, MD, MS; Anne Stahr, MS; Anna Kaatz, PhD, MPH; Meghan Brennan, MD, MS; Bennett Vogelman, MD; Jessica Cook, PhD; Molly Carnes, MD, MS
Lauren Bolster, MD; Liam Rourke, PhD
Frederic W. Hafferty, PhD; Jon C. Tilburt, MD
Timothy J. Daskivich, MD, MSHPM; Dinchen A. Jardine, LCDR, MD, MS; Jennifer Tseng, MD; Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD; Brian C. Stagg, MD; Kristin M. Jacob, MD; Jared L. Harwood, MD
Aliya Kassam, PhD; Joan Horton, MD; Ilya Shoimer, MD; Scott Patten, MD, PhD
2014
Shawn M. Olson, MD, MPH; Nnaemeka U. Odo, MD, MPH; Alisa M. Duran, MD, FACP; Anne G. Pereira, MD, MPH, FACP; Jeffrey H. Mandel, MD, MPH
Brian C. Drolet, MD; Charles H. Hyman, BA; Kimeya F. Ghaderi, BS; Joshua Rodriguez-Srednicki, BA; Jordan M. Thompson, BS; Staci A. Fischer, MD
Julie Aultman, PhD; Rachel Wurzel, BS
Judy A. Shea, PhD; Lisa M. Bellini, MD; David F. Dinges, PhD; Meredith L. Curtis, BA; Yuanyuan Tao, MS; Jingsan Zhu, MBA, MS; Dylan S. Small, PhD; Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, MSc; Laurie Norton, MA; Cristina Novak, BA; C. Jessica Dine, MD, MHSP; Ilene M. Rosen, MD, MSCE; Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD
Kristina Simeonsson, MD, MSPH; John Olsson, MD; Nui Dhepyasuwan, MEd; Jan Drutz, MD; Jacques Benun, MD; Janet R. Serwint, MD
Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE; Daniel Satele, BA; Jeff Sloan, PhD; Tait D. Shanafelt, MD
2013
Weighing in on Residents' Body Mass Index: A Teachable Moment for Physicians and Patients Alike?
Felipe Lobelo, MD, PhD, FAHA; Isabel Garcia de Quevedo, MSPH
“If You Build It, They Will Come”: Attitudes of Medical Residents and Fellows About Seeking Services in a Resident Wellness Program
Sydney Ey, PhD; Mary Moffit, PhD; J. Mark Kinzie, MD, PhD; Dongseok Choi, PhD; Donald E. Girard, MD, MACP
Overweight Physicians During Residency: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study
Maya Leventer-Roberts, MD, MPH; Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE; Sunkyung Yu, MSc; James D. Dziura, PhD; David M. Spiro, MD, MPH
The Case for On-Site Child Care in Residency Training and Afterward
Rebecca A. Snyder, MD, MPH; Margaret J. Tarpley, MLS; Sharon E. Phillips, MSPH; Kyla P. Terhune, MD
Burnout, Coping, and Spirituality Among Internal Medicine Resident Physicians
Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD, MDiv; Donna M. Windish, MD, MPH; Charles B. Seelig, MD, MS
Turned Off and Burned Out: What Will It Take for “Front-Line” Medicine to Tune Back In?
Colin P. West, MD, PhD
2012 JGME Articles
Stephanie Kwok, MD; Britta Ostermeyer, MD; John Coverdale, MD, MEd
Samantha J. Pulliam, MD; Debra F. Weinstein, MD; Atul Malhotra, MD; Eric A. Macklin, PhD; Lori R. Berkowitz, MD
2011
Martha E. Billings, MD; Michael E. Lazarus, MD; Marjorie Wenrich, MPH; J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH; Ruth A. Engelberg, PhD
2010
Constance Guille, MD; Heather Speller, BA; Rachel Laff, MD; C. Neill Epperson, MD; Srijan Sen, MD, PhD
2009
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA; Sara Lederer, PsyD; Carla Mandili, MD; Rose Nikravesh, DO; Laurie Seligman, MA; Monisha Vasa, MD; Dotun Ogunyemi, MD; Carol A. Bernstein, MD
Chiara Ghetti, MD; Judy Chang, MD; Gabriella Gosman, MD
Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, PhD; Anne Van Dyke, PhD; David Lick, MD; Jennifer Tucciarone, MD
Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD