Evaluating perspectives on well-being and burnout among emergency medicine program leaders

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 77; pp. 223 - 225
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Anish K., Barrett, John R., Gonzales, Rachel, Deutsch, Amanda J., Scott, Kevin R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Burnout; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Burnout, Psychological; Demographics; Education; Educational leadership; Electronic health records; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medicine; Humans; Mountains; Qualitative research; Statistical analysis; Supervision; Surveys and Questionnaires; Variance analysis; Workloads; Writing
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.12.035
• ISSN: 0735-6757; 1532-8171

Comparisons were made using chi-square (categorical variables) and analysis of variance (continuous variables) statistical tests. 174 individuals completed the survey (Table 1) including resident program directors (n = 70, 40.2%) with greater than four years of experience (n = 66, 37.9%), and from academic health systems (n = 86, 44.3%). There were no program level characteristics associated with burnout (e.g., type of program, region, size of educational leadership team, presence of fellows). Participant Program Degree (n = 174) MD 141 81.0% Program Type (n = 162) Community 48 24.7% DO 30 17.2% Urban 24 12.4% Other 3 1.7% Academic 86 44.3% Age (n = 174) 31–40 79 45.4% Academic-Affiliate 29 14.9% 41–50 65 37.4% Other 7 3.6% 51–50 27 15.5% Region (n = 162) Northeast 57 35.2% 61+ 3 1.7% Southwest 44 27.2% Number of Dependents (n = 174) 0 45 25.9% Great Lakes 22 13.6% 1 22 12.6% Plains 12 7.4% 2 62 35.6% Rocky Mountains 1 0.6% 3 26 14.9% Southwest 9 5.6% > 3 19 10.9% West 17 10.5% Academic Rank (n = 173) Instructor 8 4.6% Number of Chief Residents (n = 161) 0 to 2 39 24.2% Assistant Professor 88 50.9% 3 to 4 110 68.3% Associate Professor 57 32.9% > 4 12 7.5% Professor 15 8.7% Educational Fellows (n = 161) Yes 62 38.5% Other 5 2.9% No 99 61.5% Role (n = 174) Program Director 70 40.2% Number of APDs (n = 162) 0 to 1 31 19.1% Associate Program Director 49 28.2% 2 to 3 95 58.6% Assistant Program Director 36 20.7% 4 to 6 36 22.2% Other 19 10.9% Number of program coordinators align with recommendations? (n = 161) Yes, exceeds 45 28.0% Holds other roles (n = 174) Yes 99 56.9% Yes, aligns 88 54.7% No 75 43.1% No 17 10.6% Years in Role (n = 174) 0 to 1 26 14.9% Unsure 11 6.8% 1 to 2 28 16.1% Number of Core Faculty (n = 156); Mean (SD) 13.42 (7.6) 3 to 4 54 31.0% Number of Program Coordinators (n = 162); Mean (SD) 1.74 (2.8) > 4 66 37.9% Number of Residents (n = 148); Mean (SD) 37.54 (15.4) Table 1 Participant and program demographics.