Resident Burnout Scores Improved With 4 + 4 Block Schedule
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- A 4 + 4 block schedule (four inpatient weeks plus four outpatient weeks) is associated with improved resident burnout scores, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Daniel Heppe, M.D., from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, and colleagues examined the association of a 4 + 4 block schedule compared to a 4 + 1 schedule with burnout, wellness, and self-reported professional engagement and clinical preparedness among resident physicians in a nonrandomized preintervention and postintervention survey study. Residents in the categorical, hospitalist, and primary care tracks in postgraduate years 1 and 2 (PGY1 and PGY2) were included; 216 residents completed surveys.
The response rates were higher for PGY1 versus PGY2 residents (78.2 versus 60.2 percent). The researchers found that the combined postintervention cohort had lower adjusted emotional exhaustion and adjusted depersonalization scores (mean differences, −6.78 and −3.81, respectively). No statistically significant change was seen in personal achievement scores. A large positive association was observed for 11 of the 15 items exploring professional, education, and health outcomes. No significant change was seen for In-Training Examination percentile ranks.
"These results suggest that specific X + Y block combinations may be better than others and warrant consideration for investigation and adoption by other internal medicine residency programs nationwide," the authors write.
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Posted February 2024
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