Aaishah Vohra Lola Adeleye Zara Soomro Maria Crompton Tasaduq Mir
HCA Healthcare
01-01-2025
Background: Residency is defined by constant change. The expectations, specialty, preceptor teaching styles and varied knowledge sets needed for each rotation differ greatly. As a result, residents..
Background: Residency is defined by constant change. The expectations, specialty, preceptor teaching styles and varied knowledge sets needed for each rotation differ greatly. As a result, residents are forced to adapt their learning styles quickly, to ensure they optimize the small amount of time allotted to them. Multiple studies have shown the high levels of stress, depression, anxiety and impostor syndrome that run rampant throughout medical learners, residents included. Our residency program has recently started a new obstetrics rotation with many requirements still unknown. This study evaluates the efficacy of the update to the “The Intern Survival Handbook” in mitigating stressors among new trainees, enhancing their work performance, and promoting overall mental health, specifically with a new obstetrics and gynecology rotation. Methods: We have created a short, easily digestible “chapter” to the “Intern Survival Guide” with information provided to us by Medical City Arlington OB Residents. The knowledge that they have imparted includes shift hours, important personnel (residents and attendings), workflow, note templates, presentation guidelines, and common assessment workups. We plan to administer 2 surveys. One in February 2025 evaluating the desire for an update and one in May 2025 evaluating the effect of the chapter on overall resident wellness. Results The results will depend on the final survey, which will be completed in March 2025 Discussion We hope that with the implementation of an “OB Guide" as an adjunct to the “Intern Survival Guide” to decrease the stress of unknown rotation parameters among fellow residents in addition to improving workflow, and increasing overall resident wellness.