Well-being in residency training: a survey examining resident physician satisfaction both within and outside of residency training and mental health in Alberta.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine Foothills Medical Center, Special Services Building, 1403-29th St, NW Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada. jordan.cohen@calgaryhealthregion.ca
Despite the critical importance of well-being during residency training, only a few Canadian studies have examined stress in residency and none have examined well-being resources. No recent studies have reported any significant concerns with respect to perceived stress levels in residency. We investigated the level of perceived stress, mental health and understanding and need for well-being resources among resident physicians in training programs in Alberta, Canada.
A mail questionnaire was distributed to the entire resident membership of PARA during 2003 academic year. PARA represents each of the two medical schools in the province of Alberta.
In total 415 (51 %) residents participated in the study. Thirty-four percent of residents who responded to the survey reported their life as being stressful. Females reported stress more frequently than males (40% vs. 27%, p
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