Making Sense of Family Medicine Resident Wellness Curricula: A Delphi Study of Content Experts
Authors
Penwell-Waines, LaurenRunyan, Christine
Kolobova, Irina
Grace, Aaron
Brennan, Julie
Buck, Katherine
Ross, Valerie
Schneiderhan, Jill
UMass Chan Affiliations
Center for Integrated Primary CareDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-07-02Keywords
family medicineresidents
residency
wellness
curriculum
Family Medicine
Health Psychology
Integrative Medicine
Medical Education
Mental and Social Health
Primary Care
Psychiatry and Psychology
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) Physician Wellness Task Force released a comprehensive Well-Being Action Plan as a guide to help programs create a culture of wellness. The plan, however, does not offer a recommendation as to which elements may be most important, least resource intensive, or most feasible. This study sought to identify the most essential components of the AFMRD's Well-Being Action Plan, as rated by expert panelists using a modified Delphi technique. METHODS: Sixty-eight selected experts were asked to participate; after three rounds of surveys, the final sample included 27 participants (7% residents, 38% MD faculty, 54% behavioral science faculty). RESULTS: Fourteen elements were rated as essential by at least 80% of the participants. These components included interventions at both the system and individual level. Of those elements ranked in the top five by a majority of the panel, all but one do not mention specific curricular content, but rather discusses the nature of a wellness curriculum. CONCLUSIONS: The expert consensus was that an essential curriculum should begin early, be longitudinal, identify a champion, and provide support for self-disclosure of struggles.Source
Fam Med. 2019 Jul 2. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2019.899425. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.22454/FamMed.2019.899425Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26765PubMed ID
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10.22454/FamMed.2019.899425