Nital P Appelbaum1, Nathaniel Lee2, Michael Amendola2, Kelley Dodson3, Brian Kaplan2. 1. Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine Dean's Office, Richmond, Virginia. Electronic address: nital.appelbaum@vcuheath.org. 2. Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Surgery, Richmond, Virginia. 3. Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Otolaryngology, Richmond, Virginia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical residents train under immense stress, often manifesting into poor well-being. While recent research identifies methods of coping with stress, few studies empirically investigate the role of the environment on surgical resident well-being. We aimed to assess surgical resident perceptions of workplace climate, organizational support, burnout, and job satisfaction to test a mediation model identifying antecedents to well-being. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A convenience sampling of program directors from general surgery within the Eastern region of the United States were emailed to request either agenda time to collection data via paper survey or to forward an electronic survey link to their residents between March 2016 and June 2016. The survey included scales demonstrating validity evidence on well-being, climate, and perceptions of support. RESULTS: Based on 160 general surgery residents (out of 557; 29% response rate) across 19 training programs, our mediation model found that job satisfaction was significantly predicted by workplace climate directly (direct effect = 0.37, 95% CI [0.19, 0.55]) and indirectly (specific indirect effect = 0.07, 95% CI [0.01, 0.13]) through perceived organizational support and burnout, while controlling for training year and gender, F(5,147) = 53.76, P < 0.001, Rsq. = 0.65. CONCLUSIONS: Medical education requires an additional focus on how the clinical learning environment affects surgical resident well-being. Health systems and training programs will need to collaborate on workplace innovations to improve workplace climate for trainees to address the concerns of well-being with a modern surgical workforce.
BACKGROUND: Surgical residents train under immense stress, often manifesting into poor well-being. While recent research identifies methods of coping with stress, few studies empirically investigate the role of the environment on surgical resident well-being. We aimed to assess surgical resident perceptions of workplace climate, organizational support, burnout, and job satisfaction to test a mediation model identifying antecedents to well-being. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A convenience sampling of program directors from general surgery within the Eastern region of the United States were emailed to request either agenda time to collection data via paper survey or to forward an electronic survey link to their residents between March 2016 and June 2016. The survey included scales demonstrating validity evidence on well-being, climate, and perceptions of support. RESULTS: Based on 160 general surgery residents (out of 557; 29% response rate) across 19 training programs, our mediation model found that job satisfaction was significantly predicted by workplace climate directly (direct effect = 0.37, 95% CI [0.19, 0.55]) and indirectly (specific indirect effect = 0.07, 95% CI [0.01, 0.13]) through perceived organizational support and burnout, while controlling for training year and gender, F(5,147) = 53.76, P < 0.001, Rsq. = 0.65. CONCLUSIONS: Medical education requires an additional focus on how the clinical learning environment affects surgical resident well-being. Health systems and training programs will need to collaborate on workplace innovations to improve workplace climate for trainees to address the concerns of well-being with a modern surgical workforce.
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