Perfect Compliance: The 2018 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Well-Being Survey
Authors: Christina M. Yuan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Ideas and Opinions19 February 2019Perfect Compliance: The 2018 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Well-Being SurveyChristina M. Yuan, MDChristina M. Yuan, MDWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland (C.M.Y.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-2302 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This past April, I sat down to take the annual faculty survey from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which is used to determine whether residency training programs have complied with ACGME regulations. I navigated familiar questions about our program's work hours, electronic medical record use, fellow assessment, and educational resources. On completion, I was confronted with another survey, a “well-being survey” (Table).Table. The 2018 ACGME Faculty and Resident Well-Being Survey, With Results Reported to Training Program Directors, Faculty, and Residents in May 2018*Table. The 2018 ACGME Faculty and Resident Well-Being Survey, With Results Reported to Training ...References1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME faculty survey—program FAQs. July 2017. Accessed at www.acgme.org/Portals/0/ACGME_Faculty_Survey-Program_FAQs.pdf on 29 June 2018. Google Scholar2. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME tool and resources for physician well-being. 2018. Accessed at www.acgme.org/What-We-Do/Initiatives/Physician-Well-Being/Resources on 29 June 2018. Google Scholar3. Wayne State University. The Resident Wellness Scale: frequently asked questions. 2018. Accessed at www.gme.wayne.edu/wellness/RWSFAQ.html on 29 June 2018. Google Scholar4. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Common Program Requirements Section VI: table of implementation dates. 1 July 2017. Accessed at www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/2017CPRSectionVIImplementationTable.pdf on 28 June 2018. Google Scholar5. Drolet BC, Schwede M, Bishop KD, Fischer SA. Compliance and falsification of duty hours: reports from residents and program directors. J Grad Med Educ. 2013;5:368-73. [PMID: 24404298] doi:10.4300/JGME-D-12-00375.1 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Wright AA, Katz IT. Beyond burnout—redesigning care to restore meaning and sanity for physicians. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:309-11. [PMID: 29365301] doi:10.1056/NEJMp1716845 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland (C.M.Y.)Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Departments of the Army/Navy/Air Force; the Department of Defense; or the U.S. government.Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-2302.Corresponding Author: Christina M. Yuan, MD, Nephrology SVC, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889; e-mail, christina.m.yuan.[email protected]mil.Author Contributions: Conception and design: C.M. Yuan.Drafting of the article: C.M. Yuan.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: C.M. Yuan.Final approval of the article: C.M. Yuan.This article was published at Annals.org on 22 January 2019. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWellness and Work: Mixed Messages in Residency Training 19 February 2019Volume 170, Issue 4Page: 257-258KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureElectronic medical recordsGraduate medical educationInstitutional review boardsMedical educationMilitary medicineNephrologyResidencySurvey research ePublished: 22 January 2019 Issue Published: 19 February 2019 PDF downloadLoading ...