The Importance of Exercise in the Well-Rounded Physician: Dialogue for the Inclusion of a Physical Fitness Program in Neurosurgery Resident Training

Highlights • Exercise, diet and personal fitness programs are essentially lacking in modern graduate medical education. • The available literature supports poor exercise and dietary habits among residents with high rates of burnout. • We argue for the incorporation of a program to promote physical w...

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Published inWorld neurosurgery Vol. 90; pp. 380 - 384
Main Authors Fargen, Kyle M., MD, MPH, Spiotta, Alejandro M., MD, Turner, Raymond D., MD, Patel, Sunil, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
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Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Diet
Exercise - physiology
Exercise - psychology
Fitness
Humans
Internship and Residency - economics
Mental Health
Neurosurgeons - education
Neurosurgeons - psychology
Neurosurgery
Physical Fitness
Resident education
Sleep
Wellness
RED
Resident Education
Wellness
Resident Exercise and Dietary
ACGME
Fitness
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Resident education
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Summary:Highlights • Exercise, diet and personal fitness programs are essentially lacking in modern graduate medical education. • The available literature supports poor exercise and dietary habits among residents with high rates of burnout. • We argue for the incorporation of a program to promote physical wellbeing for neurosurgery residents. • We believe that the implementation of the RED program may help to improve resident mental and physical health and potentially reduce burnout and attrition.
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ISSN:1878-8750
1878-8769
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.03.024