Addressing Cardiology Faculty and Staff Wellness by Promoting Awareness Through Serial Surveys and Group Discussion

Studies suggest a significant prevalence of professional burnout in healthcare characterized by a loss of enthusiasm (emotional exhaustion or EE) and cynicism (depersonalization or DEP) towards others. Although healthcare is perceived to be a meaningful line of employment, the 2017 University of Utah Staff and Faculty Survey suggested that 37% of School of Medicine staff and 38% of cardiology faculty were experiencing burnout. We introduced the concept of wellness to Cardiology Faculty through a presentation at our weekly faculty and fellow conference and observed that many faculty were unaware of or did not recall having received or completed the wellness survey administered, although 14 had responded.