• Annals of surgery · Dec 2023

    See One, Do One, Improve One's Wellness: Resident Autonomy in US General Surgery Programs, A Mixed Methods Study.

    • Egide Abahuje, Kathryn S Smith, Daniela Amortegui, Joshua S Eng, Sarah E Philbin, Rhea Verma, Jehannaz Dinyar Dastoor, Cary Schlick, Meixi Ma, Natalia I Mackiewicz, Jennifer Nicole Choi, Jacob Greenberg, Julie Johnson, Karl Y Bilimoria, and Yue-Yung Hu.
    • Northwestern QUality Improvement, Research, and Education in Surgery (NSQUIRES), Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
    • Ann. Surg. 2023 Dec 1; 278 (6): 104510521045-1052.

    ObjectiveWe sought to examine the factors associated with resident perceptions of autonomy and to characterize the relationship between resident autonomy and wellness.BackgroundConcerns exist that resident autonomy is decreasing, impacting competence.MethodsQuantitative data were collected through a cross-sectional survey administered after the 2020 ABSITE. Qualitative data were collected through interviews and focus groups with residents and faculty at 15 programs.ResultsSeven thousand two hundred thirty-three residents (85.5% response rate) from 324 programs completed the survey. Of 5139 residents with complete data, 4424 (82.2%) reported appropriate autonomy, and these residents were less likely to experience burnout [odds ratio (OR) 0.69; 95% CI 0.58-0.83], suicidality (OR 0.69; 95% CI 0.54-0.89), and thoughts of leaving their programs (OR 0.45; 95% CI 0.37-0.54). Women were less likely to report appropriate autonomy (OR 0.81; 95% CI 0.68-0.97). Residents were more likely to report appropriate autonomy if they also reported satisfaction with their workload (OR 1.65; 95% CI 1.28-2.11), work-life balance (OR 2.01; 95% CI 1.57-2.58), faculty engagement (OR 3.55; 95% CI 2.86-4.35), resident camaraderie (OR 2.23; 95% CI, 1.78-2.79), and efficiency and resources (OR 2.37; 95% CI 1.95-2.88). Qualitative data revealed that (1) autonomy gives meaning to the clinical experience of residency, (2) multiple factors create barriers to autonomy, and (3) autonomy is not inherent to the training paradigm, requiring residents to learn behaviors to "earn" it.ConclusionAutonomy is not considered an inherent part of the training paradigm such that residents can assume that they will achieve it. Resources to function autonomously should be allocated equitably to support all residents' educational growth and wellness.Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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