@article{10.22454/FamMed.2024.990826,
author = {Johnson, Mark A. and Carney, Patricia A. and Ericson, Annie and Money, Briana and Tepperberg, Suki and Weida, Nicholas and Somers, Jennifer and Romeu, Jennifer},
title = {A Longitudinal Assessment of Resident and New Graduate Well-Being According to Length of Training: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot in Family Medicine},
journal = {Family Medicine},
volume = {56},
number = {6},
year = {2024},
month = {6},
pages = {373-380},
doi = {10.22454/FamMed.2024.990826},
abstract = {Background & Objectives: No prior studies have examined how length of training may influence wellness. As part of the Length of Training Pilot (LoTP), we explored resident and new graduate well-being according to program year and length of training in 3- and 4-year family medicine residency training programs.
Methods: Two surveys captured data included in these analyses. One was a resident survey that included the Mayo Clinic physician-expanded Well-Being Index (eWBI) administered annually during the In-Training Examination (2014–2019). The second was administered to graduates 1 year after completion of training between 2016 and 2022 and included the same well-being questions. Response rates ranged between 77.7% and 96.8%.
Results: The eWBI summary scores for burnout were highest in postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) and did not differ statistically according to length of training (PGY1: 2.02 in 3-year [3YR] programs vs 1.93 in 4-year [4YR] programs, P=.55; postgraduate year 2 [PGY2]: 2.42 in 3YR programs vs 2.38 in 4YR programs, P=.83; postgraduate year 3 [PGY3]: 2.18 in 3YR programs vs 2.28 in 4YR programs, P=.59; and 2.34 in postgraduate year 4 [PGY4] for those in 4YR programs), though some statistical differences were noted for three items. New graduates’ eWBI summary scores before the COVID-19 pandemic were 1.77 among 3YR graduates and 1.66 among 4YR graduates (P=.59). These scores were higher during COVID-19 at 1.89 for 3YR graduates and 2.02 for 4YR graduates (P=.62). Length of training was not associated with differences in well-being before or during COVID-19.
Conclusions: We found no associations between length of training and physician well-being during training or among new graduates before or during COVID-19.},
URL = {https://journals.stfm.org//familymedicine/2024/june/carney-0012/},
eprint = {https://journals.stfm.org//media/bpbd4pfw/carney0012docx-2024-06-05-18-01.pdf},
}