Resource topic: Personal Factors
Unbalanced but Satisfied?

In the following article published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, Asha N. Shenoi examines her experience with "work-home interference" and its contribution to burnout....

Article
Multiple-Institution Comparison of Resident and Faculty Perceptions of Burnout and Depression during Surgical Training

The following review evaluates both the prevalence of burnout and depression, as well as the perception of such conditions, through a cross-sectional survey of 92...

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...

Article
Part-Time Residency in Pediatrics: Description of Current Practice

Published in Pediatrics, Homes et al. 2005 assesses utilization of part-time pediatric residencies nation-wide and identifies reasons for pursuing training on a...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Resilience Training in Medical School: the Solution to Doctor Burnout?

This letter to the editor of Medical Teacher argues that resilience training strategies must be implemented during medical school to properly equip students for...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Out of the Straitjacket

Michael Weinstein shares his personal narrative, in a New England Journal of Medicine Perspectives paper, of burnout, treatment, and gradual recovery. Through...

Personal Stories
Work Stress Associated Cool Down Reactions Among Nurses and Hospital Physicians and Their Relation to Burnout Symptoms

Published in BMC Health Services Research, Büssing's paper develops a 'Cool Down Index' as an operationalized variable for both perception of emotional exhaustion...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Role of the Doctor: To Care for Patients’ Well-Being

Published in BMJ, the following commentary discusses the moral and professional role of physicians. Is the duty to please or to provide informed, professional...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Resident Physician Well-Being and Assessments of Their Knowledge and Clinical Performance

In a study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine, Beckman et al. determine whether resident well-being and empathy are associated with medical knowledge...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Relationships Among Perceived Psychological Growth, Resilience and Burnout in Physicians

The following study examines the relationships between perceived growth as a physician and burnout. Results reveal the addition of perceived growth significantly...

Peer-Reviewed Literature