Name
Fortify Resilience: A Multi-level Approach to Mitigating Burnout and Promoting Well-being in Physician Residents
Description

The Fortify Resilience initiative is a multi-level program designed to cultivate and sustain a culture of wellbeing for Residents and Fellows (R/Fs) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency and fellowship programs. This initiative addresses burnout and invests in well-being at individual, group, and institutional levels through three core drivers: Access Strategy, Empowerment Initiatives, and System Redesign. Guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) evaluation framework, the present study utilized data from 48 physician residents to evaluate key intervention outcomes.

Speakers
Deepu George PhD, LMFT, Associate Professor, Director - Integrated Behavioral Health, Primary Care & Community Medicine ISU, UTRGC School of Medicine, Bala Cynwyd, Texas
Yvette Cantu Cazares MEd, Program Specialist, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine,
Lupita Hernandez MPA, Director of Special Programs-PCBH Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Pharr, Texas
Deepu George Yvette Cantu Cazares
Co-Authors
Monica Perez PhD, Research Associate II, UTRGV School of Medicine
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Research and evaluation, Underserved populations such as LGBTQ+
Session Type
Poster
SIG or Committee
Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
Objective 1
Identify the core drivers of the Fortify Resilience Initiative
Objective 2
Analyze the impact of wellness service participation on psychological outcomes
Objective 3
Evaluate barriers and facilitators to resident engagement in wellness services
Content Reference 1

Nituica, C., Bota, O.A., Blebea, J. et al. Factors influencing resilience and burnout among resident physicians - a National Survey. BMC Med Educ 21, 514 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02950-y

Content Reference 2

Lu, F.-I., & Ratnapalan, S. (2023). Burnout interventions for resident physicians: A scoping review of their content, format, and effectiveness. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 147(2), 227–235. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2021-0115-EP

Content Reference 3

Olivé, V., Navinés, R., Macías, L., López, J. A., Ariz, J., Quesada, S., Barroso, S., Filella, X., Langohr, K., & Martin-Santos, R. (2022). Psychosocial and biological predictors of resident physician burnout. General hospital psychiatry, 78, 68–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.07.007

Content Reference 4

Ricker, M., Maizes, V., Brooks, A. J., Lindberg, C., Cook, P., & Lebensohn, P. (2020). A longitudinal study of burnout and well-being in family medicine resident physicians. Family Medicine, 52(10), 716–723. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2020.179585

Content Reference 5

Dyrbye, L. N., West, C. P., Satele, D., Sloan, J. A., & Shanafelt, T. D. (2014). Burnout among U.S. medical students, residents, and early career physicians relative to the general U.S. population. Academic Medicine, 89(3), 443–451. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000134