September 24, 2024
In the latest episode of The Operative Word from JACS, host Dr. Tom Varghese is joined by Drs. Lauren Janczewski from Northwestern University and Yue-Yung Hu from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research, and Education in Surgery.
The guests discuss their recent article, “Contemporary Evaluation of Work-Life Integration and Well-being in US Surgical Residents: A National Mixed-Methods Study,” which found that parents and female residents were more likely to report work-life conflicts, which were associated with career dissatisfaction, burnout, thoughts of attrition, and suicidality. Qualitative data revealed work-life integration interventions include protecting health-maintenance time, supporting life outside of work, and allowing meaningful autonomy in scheduling.