Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part LXIV Burnout Prevention and Wellness Promotion in Radiology Residents

Burnout and other causes of a lack of well-being among radiology residents are a major problem. The American College of Radiology has developed a "Well-being Curriculum for Radiology Residency Programs," which has many suggestions that should be helpful to residents in multiple specialties. The American College of Radiology is also collecting data on well-being in order to get benchmarking data and try to find out why some programs have more problems with decreased well-being than other programs. Wellness newsletters, providing social opportunities, insisting on professional behavior for all, fairness in work distribution, night float schedules, willingness to be flexible with work schedules, and retreats have also been advocated.