• Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, Ajita Prabhu, Wali Rashad Johnson, Megan Jenkins-Turner, Bonnie Simpson-Mason, and Kyla Terhune.
• Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, OH.
• Ann. Surg. 2025 Jan 1; 281 (1): 111511-15.

ObjectiveDefine recommendations for work-life integration and wellness and provide a pathway for supporting, teaching, and strengthening the skills needed to live as an authentic, empathic, compassionate, emotionally intelligent surgeon who provides the best care to patients.BackgroundBurnout is common during surgical residency. It is important to assess how we are addressing the human needs of surgical trainees. We report the recommendations of the work-life integration, wellness, and resilience subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Committee II.MethodsWe met monthly via a virtual format and established the needs of the surgical trainee according to Maslow Triangle. Barriers to meeting needs were identified, classified (local, state, national, etc.), and assigned to "easy" or "hard to address." Recommendations were developed for each Maslow Triangle level and organized into 1- to 2- and 3- to 5-year goals. The Blue Ribbon Committee II (BRCII) narrowed these down to 6 recommendations that were included in a Delphi Analysis with 80% consensus needed to be included in the BRCII paper.ResultsSix recommendations were developed by the BRCII and 4 met consensus. Final recommendations addressed resident wages, a culture of belonging, workplace safety, and reporting mistreatment.ConclusionsCreating a culture of belonging by focusing on program culture through accountability, safety, and collaboration can lead surgical training programs to train highly successful surgeons.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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