Small-Group Discussion Sessions on Imposter Syndrome
Introduction The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to support residents' well-being via established policies and programs. Imposter syndrome has been linked to burnout in residents, and understanding how to combat it may help improve resiliency in...
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| description | Introduction The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to support residents' well-being via established policies and programs. Imposter syndrome has been linked to burnout in residents, and understanding how to combat it may help improve resiliency in residents. Methods We held a facilitator-guided, interactive discussion session for internal medicine residents on the topic of imposter syndrome as part of a larger series of discussion sessions on resident wellness. We repeated the session to capture a different group of residents. A psychologist or chief resident led each 30- to 45-minute session with the option to include an attending physician. Residents, faculty, and a clinical psychologist developed instructions for leading this session. At the end of each session, the facilitator provided attendees with a handout with take-home points and an optional postsurvey to assess learning objectives and ask whether they felt this was an effective intervention to promote resident wellness. Results We collected data from 21 residents who attended the small-group discussion sessions. Ninety-six percent of residents felt comfortable recognizing imposter syndrome in themselves, and 62% knew the appropriate next steps after identifying imposter syndrome. Eighty-one percent of residents felt that the imposter syndrome wellness session was an effective intervention to promote resident wellness. Discussion Imposter syndrome has been linked to resident burnout, and discussing imposter syndrome was viewed as an effective intervention to promote resident wellness and resiliency. When creating wellness interventions, other programs should consider addressing imposter syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f2a359d652d4e2aa199107ce2dab8b92022-12-22T04:04:46ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652020-11-011610.15766/mep_2374-8265.11004Small-Group Discussion Sessions on Imposter SyndromeNatalie Baumann0Carol Faulk1Jessica Vanderlan2Justin Chen3Rakhee K. Bhayani4Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisInstructor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisClinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisChief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Medicine, John Cochran VA Medical CenterAssociate Program Director, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisIntroduction The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to support residents' well-being via established policies and programs. Imposter syndrome has been linked to burnout in residents, and understanding how to combat it may help improve resiliency in residents. Methods We held a facilitator-guided, interactive discussion session for internal medicine residents on the topic of imposter syndrome as part of a larger series of discussion sessions on resident wellness. We repeated the session to capture a different group of residents. A psychologist or chief resident led each 30- to 45-minute session with the option to include an attending physician. Residents, faculty, and a clinical psychologist developed instructions for leading this session. At the end of each session, the facilitator provided attendees with a handout with take-home points and an optional postsurvey to assess learning objectives and ask whether they felt this was an effective intervention to promote resident wellness. Results We collected data from 21 residents who attended the small-group discussion sessions. Ninety-six percent of residents felt comfortable recognizing imposter syndrome in themselves, and 62% knew the appropriate next steps after identifying imposter syndrome. Eighty-one percent of residents felt that the imposter syndrome wellness session was an effective intervention to promote resident wellness. Discussion Imposter syndrome has been linked to resident burnout, and discussing imposter syndrome was viewed as an effective intervention to promote resident wellness and resiliency. When creating wellness interventions, other programs should consider addressing imposter syndrome.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11004WellnessImpostor SyndromeImpostor PhenomenonBurnoutResidencyWell-Being/Mental Health |
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| topic | Wellness Impostor Syndrome Impostor Phenomenon Burnout Residency Well-Being/Mental Health |
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