Resource topic: Organizational Factors
Effects of 2- vs 4-Week Attending Physician Inpatient Rotations on Unplanned Patient Revisits, Evaluations by Trainees, and Attending Physician Burnout: A Randomized Trial

Published in JAMA, the following article compares effects of 2- and 4-week inpatient attending physician rotations on unplanned patient revisits, attending...

Article
Patient Safety, Resident Well-Being and Continuity of Care with Different Resident Duty Schedules in the Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Trial

The following article, published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, evaluates effects of 3 resident schedules on patient safety, resident well-being, and...

Article
The Impact of Duty-Hours Restrictions on Job Burnout in IM Residents: A Three-Institution Comparison Study

The following study reports the impact of decreased work hours on burnout in IM residents when duty hour restrictions (DHRs) were implemented. Year-end prevalence...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Reduced-Schedule Pediatric Residency Training

The following paper in Journal of Medical Education reviews the national experience with reduced-schedule residency training and present data concerning 15...

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Developmental Challenges, Stressors and Coping Strategies in Medical Residents: A Qualitative Analysis of Support Groups

This retrospective, exploratory study, followed six internal medicine resident support groups for a period of 2 years to extract qualitative data were extracted and...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Improving Professional Satisfaction and Effectiveness: A Case Study

The following case study is a composite of a number of Baird K. Brightman's, PhD, consulting experiences in healthcare management situations. It reflects the...

Report
Fired up or Burned out? Addressing the Imminent Threat to Healthcare Requires More Than Symptom Relief

The following white paper addresses the growing problem of burnout among healthcare professionals and provides a framework to address the underlying issue of...

Article
Food for Thought: An Exploratory Study of how Physicians Experience Poor Workplace Nutrition

Published in BMC Nutrition Journal, this study explores physicians' views of their nutrition in the workplace at a large urban teaching hospital. At the initial...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Evolution of Sleep Quantity, Sleep Deprivation, Mood Disturbances, Empathy and Burnout Among Interns

The following study, published in Academic Medicine, explores relationships between sleep deprivation and changes in mood disturbances, empathy, and burnout among...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Systematic Review: Association of Shift Length, Protected Sleep Time, and Night Float with Patient Care, Residents’ Health and Education

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the following systematic review examines the effects of shift length, protected sleep time, and night float on patient...

Peer-Reviewed Literature