TY  - JOUR
DO  - 10.22454/PRiMER.2017.597444
VL  - 1
DA  - 2017/08/08
N2  - Introduction: Residency training is a peak time of physician distress, but also a venue in which residents can learn skills to thrive in a high-risk career. The goal of this study was to examine residents’ perceptions of the value of teaching wellness as an integrated component of a residency program.
Methods: Researchers at the University of Utah Family Medicine Residency Program conducted a focus group with graduating family medicine residents regarding their perception of wellness and wellness skills, after having completed an intentional wellness curriculum integrated through their 3 years of residency. We used open coding to identify themes of the residents’ perceptions of the wellness curriculum.
Results: Four interconnected themes emerged: (1) describing the relevance of wellness to a medical career; (2) the wellness curriculum as prioritized and intentional; (3) The value of wellness skills learned through the curriculum; and (4) the role of community ethos in maintaining wellness.
Conclusions: Residents consider wellness to be a critical facet of being an effective physician. Our results suggest that a culture of wellness can be created through deliberate and transparent curricular design, helping residents to view wellness as a priority.
PB  - Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
AU  - Fortenberry, Katherine T.
AU  - Van Hala, Sonja
AU  - Frost, Caren J.
L2  - http://journals.stfm.org/primer/2017/fortenberry-2017-0012
L1  - http://journals.stfm.org/media/1169/fortenberry-primer2017597444.pdf
TI  - Establishing a Culture of Intentional Wellness: Lessons From a Family Medicine Resident Focus Group
ER  -