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Investigating the Impact of Professional Development Coaching Programs in Residents & Fellows

NCT04883307 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 237

Last updated 2021-05-12

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Summary

The goal of the Professional Development Coaching Program is to allow trainees to understand their development over time, find meaning and purpose in their work, and identify their strengths and how to use these to overcome challenges and stressors. Additionally, the program connects trainees with a faculty member who will work with them, grow to know them in-depth over time, and provide meaningful guidance throughout the relationship. There is an additional benefit to the coaches themselves, who are able to connect with other faculty coaches in a rewarding way, that provides faculty development in leadership development and positive psychology, and space to interact with a group of like-minded physicians.

Conditions

  • Burnout, Professional

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Coaching

Professional development coaching based on a curriculum of positive psychology principles and coaching principles.

BEHAVIORAL

Wellness resources

Residents in the control group received three emails across the 9 month study period that contained materials related to physician well-being such as personal development and resilience, mindfulness, and work life-integration. Materials included recommended readings, videos, and exercises and were curated by members of the Association of Women Surgeons who were not involved in the coaching program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kerri Palamara, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-25
Completion
2020-06-25

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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