Prescription for Burnout
Prescription for Burnout - How to Transition Healthcare Trainees Into the Clinical Work Environment and Improve Clinician Resilience, Patient Care, and Hospital Efficiency
Prescription for Burnout is a practical and detailed guide based on MedRAP, a comprehensive program implemented at Baylor College of Medicine for 25 years which was designed to advance the professional growth of medical residents and improve their well-being by addressing factors that lead to stress and burnout. The guide has been adapted to facilitate the transition for a wide range of medical clinicians undergoing similar challenges. It provides the framework for implementation of all components of the program, including structuring the curriculum for individual session topics; emphasizes tips to create a positive learning environment; and pre-identifies challenges trainees are likely to encounter and ways to manage them effectively. MedRAP focuses on cost-effective ways to help clinicians-in-training transition into the clinical work environment, cope with the challenges of modern medical practice, provide high quality of care, contribute to patient satisfaction, and function effectively and efficiently. The program also focuses on addressing ACGME competencies such as communication and interpersonal skills, leadership skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice skills. The Quality Improvement component of the program involves the entire healthcare team in improving the efficiency of the hospital work environment and patient care. Because of MedRAP’s efficient design, maximum benefits for medical training programs can be achieved with a judicious commitment of time and resources.
Prescription for Burnout
CHAPTER 4: THE WELL-BEING OF CLINICIANS PRIOR TO AND DURING PANDEMICS
A robust health care system requires healthy physicians. This statement may seem self-evident; however, traditional efforts to improve health care systems have focused on decreasing costs and improving access. It is only recently that more attention is being paid to physicians’ well-being and wellness; studies have demonstrated that without physicians who feel engaged, valued, and fairly treated, a health care delivery system cannot function optimally.
SUMMARY: Chapter 4 discusses the prevalence of stress and burnout among clinicians, its negative implications for patient care, and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the entire healthcare industry, and medical education in particular. Ch. 4 also explains how the program’s unique approach can improve medical education.
Author: Iris Mushin, M.Ed, MBA
Contributing Editor: Anoop Agrawal, MB