Resource topic: Effects on Clinician Health and Well-Being
Causes of Death of Residents in ACGME-Accredited Programs 2000 Through 2014: Implications for the Learning Environment

Published in the Journal of the Association of Academic Medical Colleges, this study aims to systematically understand the number of U.S. resident deaths from all...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
‘A Painful Facade’ : My Battle with Depression as a Medical Resident

One-third or more of medical residents suffer from depression at some point during their residencies. Frances Southwick, a practicing osteopathic family physician...

Personal Stories
Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care

The US health care system is rapidly changing in an effort to deliver better care, improve health, and lower costs. While many of these changes positively impact...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
How Sick Is Too Sick to Work? Presenteeism in Healthcare

Published in Medscape, the following expert interview with Dr. Michael B. Edmond, aims to provide insight about presenteeism and some potential approaches to...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
PULSE

Pulse publishes personal narratives of healing and illness through a humanities lens, thereby fostering humanistic care and practice and encouraging...

Personal Stories
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Own Work

Healing the Wounds, a biographical novel, covers the everyday life of a physician. Drawing from his rural and urban experiences, he breaks the code of silence and...

Personal Stories
Medical School Can Be Brutal, and It’s Making Many of Us Suicidal

This article, published in the Washington Post, paints a picture of the reality of burnout, depression, and suicide from the perspective of a medical student. The...

Personal Stories
Moral Distress: A Catalyst in Building Moral Resilience

Moral distress is a pervasive problem in the nursing profession. This article outlines the concept and prevalence of moral distress, describes its impact and...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Interpersonal Interactions, Job Demands and Work-Related Outcomes in Pharmacy

Published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, the study aims to examine the connection between job demands and work-related outcomes such as...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Medical Student Distress: Causes, Consequences, and Proposed Solutions

In this article, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the authors review the manifestations and causes of student distress, its potential adverse personal and...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
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