The Impact of a Commensality Intervention on Physician Burnout.

Commensality, the act of eating together, when organized around facilitated discussion is an evidence-based intervention that can promote engagement and reduce physician burnout. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptance, and impact of a commensality intervention for physicians. The Commensality Intervention was based on a Mayo Clinic model that consisted of 6, 2-hour dinner meetings at local restaurants over 6 months with facilitated discussion.

Defining the need for faculty development in assessment.

Background: High-quality workplace-based assessments are essential for competency-based surgical education. We explored education leaders' perceptions regarding faculty competence in assessment.

Methods: Surgical education leaders were surveyed regarding which areas faculty needed improvement, and knowledge of assessment tools.

Potentials and pitfalls of increasing prosocial behavior and self-efficacy over time using an online personalized platform.

Background: This longitudinal mixed methods experimental study aimed to better understand the interplay between digital technology exposure over time, self-efficacy, and prosocial behavior in everyday contexts.

Methods: 66 psychology students tracked their daily prosocial behavior over three weeks. Additionally, half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive access to an online platform, which made personalized suggestions for prosocial actions to complete.

Identifying Sources of Stress Across Years of General Surgery Residency.

Stressors during surgical residency training are common and can contribute to impaired technical performance, medical errors, health problems, physician burnout, and career turnover. This survey of general surgery recent graduates and chief residents examined threats to resident health and well-being. An electronic survey composed of multiple-choice, checkbox, dropdown, and open-ended questions was developed to determine the most stressful general surgery residency year, sources of the stress, and potential interventions to manage resident well-being.