Maintaining the Fire but Avoiding Burnout: Implementation and Evaluation of a Resident Well-Being Program.

Background: There have been few programs designed to improve surgical resident well-being, and such efforts often lack formal evaluation.

Study Design: General surgery residents participated in the Energy Leadership Well-Being and Resiliency Program. They were assessed at baseline and 1 year after implementation using the Energy Leadership Index (measures emotional intelligence), Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey, Perceived Stress Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the annual required ACGME resident survey.