Identifying institutional factors in general surgery resident wellness and burnout.
Darci C Foote, John N Donkersloot, Gurjit Sandhu, Kathryn Ziegler, James Lau
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Darci C Foote: Beaumont Health, Department of Surgery, 3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA; Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
John N Donkersloot: Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Gurjit Sandhu: Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Kathryn Ziegler: Beaumont Health, Department of Surgery, 3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA.
James Lau: Loyola University, Department of Surgery, 2160 South 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA. Electronic address: james.lau@lumc.edu.
BACKGROUND: Effects of the institutional macrocosm on general surgery resident wellbeing have not been well studied. We sought to identify organizational factors that impact resident wellness and burnout. METHODS: Using a modified Delphi technique, an open-ended survey and two subsequent iterations were distributed to wellness stakeholders at two institutions to identify and stratify institutional factors in six burnout domains. RESULTS: Response rates for each survey round were 29/106 (27%), 30/46 (65%) and 21/30 (70%). Top factors identified in each domain were: CONCLUSION: A modified Delphi technique prioritized institutional wellness and burnout factors. Top factors identified were compensation, vacation time, and autonomy. These results can direct future scholarship of barriers/facilitators of resident wellbeing.
