Burnout appears to be a rising epidemic among practicing healthcare professionals and trainees alike. While clinical experiences offer students valuable learning opportunities, they also expose students to the challenges inherent to engaging and caring for patients - humans who are suffering. Students need adaptive skills to cope with these stressors. Resiliency has been shown to be an important protective factor against burnout. Developing resiliency and coping skills can help increase students' wellbeing and efficacy during times of adversity and stress in their training.

 

This workshop introduces participants to the concept of “Everyday Resilience.” Participants will partake in the training themselves and then learn to train their students. The workshop will be interactive and involve hands-on application of two resilience tools (“Breaking Down Easy” and “My Resilience Practice”), large group discussion, and time to reflect on resilience as a daily practice and other ways in which participants can promote and teach resilience at their home institutions.

 

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