TAGME Resident and Fellow Well-being

Question 1

Under ACGME Common Program Requirements, programs must address which aspect of trainee well-being beyond duty hours?

Accepted Answer

Mental health, resilience, and access to confidential support services

Answer

ACGME requires programs to provide resources and support for mental health, resilience, and well-being, including access to confidential counseling services.

Question 2

What is the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's stance on stigma around mental health treatment for residents?

Accepted Answer

Programs must work to reduce stigma and ensure help-seeking is supported

Answer

ACGME requires that programs and institutions create an environment where help-seeking for mental health concerns is encouraged and stigma is actively reduced.

Question 3

What is 'burnout' in the context of resident physician well-being?

Accepted Answer

Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced sense of personal accomplishment

Answer

Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment, and is highly prevalent among medical residents.

Question 4

Which tool is commonly used to measure burnout in resident physician populations?

Accepted Answer

Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

Answer

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is the most widely used validated instrument for measuring burnout across three subscales: exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.

Question 5

What does ACGME require programs to provide so that residents can report patient safety concerns without fear of retaliation?

Accepted Answer

A confidential reporting mechanism for patient safety and well-being concerns

Answer

ACGME requires programs to have a confidential mechanism for residents to report concerns about patient safety, mistreatment, or well-being without fear of retaliation.

TAGME - Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Practice Test

TAGME - Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Practice Test

TAGME Resident and Fellow Well-being