"Pulling the Parachute": A Qualitative Study of Burnout's Influence on Emergency Medicine Resident Career Choices.

Autor: Lu DW; Department of Emergency Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA.; and the Department of Emergency Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine-Maine Medical Center Portland ME USA., Germann CA; and the Department of Emergency Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine-Maine Medical Center Portland ME USA., Nelson SW; and the Department of Emergency Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine-Maine Medical Center Portland ME USA., Jauregui J; Department of Emergency Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA., Strout TD; and the Department of Emergency Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine-Maine Medical Center Portland ME USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: AEM education and training [AEM Educ Train] 2020 Oct 16; Vol. 5 (3), pp. e10535. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 16 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10535
Abstrakt: Objectives: About half of all resident physicians report symptoms of burnout. Burnout negatively influences multiple aspects of their education and training. How burnout may impact residents' career choices remains unclear. The authors explored the role burnout played in residents' career decisions.
Methods: This was a qualitative study among a sample of 29 emergency medicine residents from four institutions. Qualitative data were generated through four semistructured focus groups. The authors employed a constructivist approach to thematic analysis. Transcripts were coded and organized into major themes.
Results: Five major themes connecting burnout with residents' career choices emerged: 1) residents' current burnout and the prevention of future burnout figured prominently in their career considerations, 2) residents aimed to mitigate sources of burnout through their career choices, 3) residents' view of clinical work as a burden and a burnout contributor spurred the pursuit of other interests, 4) faculty advice and role modeling in relation to burnout shaped residents' career perspectives, and 5) residents weighed long-term burnout concerns with short-term financial needs.
Conclusion: Burnout played an important role in multiple aspects of residents' career considerations. Educators, program directors, and organization leaders can focus on identified target areas to address burnout's influence on residents' career decisions.
(© 2020 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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