Residency is a challenging time plagued by long hours, overwhelming clinical service loads, escalating documentation requirements, and inadequate resources for support. A recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine illustrates how mistreatment in the training environment takes an additional toll on medical trainees.
"I think the reason mistreatment correlates so strongly with increased suicidal ideation is that being mistreated or bullied can lead to intense feelings of shame."
In this in-House piece, originally published on General Surgery News, Christina Frangou interviews surgical resident Rebecca Williams-Karnesky, MD, PhD in regard to a The New England Journal of Medicine study exploring #burnout & #abuse in surgical residents.
