Interventions related to the Personal Resilience dimension of the WellMD Professional Fulfillment Model™ have been found to be effective with the appropriate organizational support. These solutions include self-care, self-valuation, improvements in sleep length and quality, successful work-life integration, and building relationships with other physicians.

1. Self-Care

   1. Krasner MS, Epstein RM, Beckman H, et al. Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians. JAMA. 2009;302(12):1284-1293. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1384
       

   2. Shanafelt TD, Oreskovich MR, Dyrbye LN, et al. Avoiding burnout: the personal health habits and wellness practices of US surgeons. Ann Surg. 2012;255(4):625-633. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e31824b2fa0
       

   3. Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Gill PR, Satele DV, West CP. Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2019 Aug 5]. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(10):1406-1414. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2425
       

   4. Menon NK, Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Shanafelt TD. Developing a Portfolio to Support Physicians' Efforts to Promote Well-being: One Piece of the Puzzle. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(11):2171-2177. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.09.010
       

   5. West CP, Dyrbye LN, Erwin PJ, Shanafelt TD. Interventions to prevent and reduce physician burnout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2016;388(10057):2272-2281. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31279-X

       

2. Self-Valuation

   1. Trockel MT, Hamidi MS, Menon NK, et al. Self-valuation: Attending to the Most Important Instrument in the Practice of Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(10):2022-2031. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.040
       

3. Sleep

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4. Work-Life Integration

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5. Physician relationships

   1. TBD