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Show University of Utah Health Departments of Neurology, Emergency Medicine, and Internal Medicine Aaron Crosby, MD; Eric Moore, MD; Sarah Stone, MD; Sean Slack, MD; Megan Fix, MD; Jana Wold, MD; Caroline Milne, MD PROGRESS TO DATE: Baseline assessment and one of three interventions complete. ROADBLOCKS & BARRIERS: Event scheduling difficulties due to the fact that timing of clinical duties varies across departments. VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED: High engagement: Residents were very eager to embrace the chance to engage in a wellness activity focused on providing service to the community. Project Insights AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH TO WELLNESS THROUGH COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY PROJECT VISION Resident physicians are a group especially vulnerable to burnout. Depersonalization is one of the main domains of burnout1. We hypothesized that by fostering a sense of community to address feelings of depersonalization we could decrease burnout. We aimed to achieve this by improving collegiality among residents by asking them to work together toward a common goal, and by increasing resident engagement with their community by providing extramural philanthropic opportunities. The Neurology, Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine departments have collaborated to plan three interdepartmental philanthropic events over the course of the year. The first of these was a dinner hosted by residents for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. A clothing drive and trail clean-up are also planned. BASELINE ANALYSIS & INVESTIGATION IMPROVEMENT DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION To begin, we held a team brainstorming session to identify an approach to improve community engagement and burnout. The Neurology, Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine departments have collaborated to plan three interdepartmental philanthropic events over the course of the year: 1. Dinner hosted by residents for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House 2. Clothing drive - planned for 2018 3. Trail clean-up - planned for 2018 Literature review revealed the importance of a sense of community in improving wellness, as well as reducing the negative effects of depersonalization. However, the literature revealed little to no data examining the relationship between philanthropic projects and resident wellness: we believe this project has identified a potentially novel avenue for wellness improvement. Communicating primarily via email, we have divided the task of organizing each interdepartmental event among the three departments. The main barrier we have encountered is event scheduling, due to resident clinical or other obligations. We have sought to minimize this issue by spreading the events throughout the year, and varying the days and times the events are held. GOALS 1 Improve resident community engagement by increasing volunteerism from 58% to 70% by 06/30/18. 2 Improve resident burnout from 15% to 10% by 06/30/18 Figure 1. Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House. Figure 2. Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House preparing chicken and onions. Figure 3. Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House dicing chicken for the meal being prepared NEXT STEPS: Conduct clothing drive and trail clean-up events and assess outcomes data in 2018. 1. Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, Anne Van Dyke, David Lick, and Jennifer Tucciarone (2009) Changing the Conversation From Burnout to Wellness: Physician Well-being in Residency Training Programs. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: December 2009, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 225-230. RESILIENCY CENTER | GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION |
