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for patients. It is also the responsibility of faculty members, residents, and other
members of the care team to be observant, to intervene,
and/or to escalate their concern
about resident and faculty member fitness for work, depending on the situation, and in
accordance with institutional policies.
VI.B.4.c).(1) management of their time before, during, and after
clinical assignments; and,
(Outcome)
VI.B.4.c).(2) recognition of impairment, including from illness,
fatigue, and substance use, in themselves, their peers,
and other members of the health care team.
(Outcome)
VI.B.4.d) commitment to lifelong learning;
(Outcome)
VI.B.4.e) monitoring of their patient care performance improvement
indicators; and,
(Outcome)
VI.B.4.f) accurate reporting of clinical and educational work hours,
patient outcomes, and clinical experience data.
(Outcome)
VI.B.5. All residents and faculty members must demonstrate
responsiveness to patient needs that supersedes self-interest. This
includes the recognition that under certain circumstances, the best
interests of the patient may be served by transitioning that patient’s
care to another qualified and rested provider.
(Outcome)
VI.B.6. Programs, in partnership with their Sponsoring Institutions, must
provide a professional, equitable, respectful, and civil environment
that is free from discrimination, sexual and other forms of
harassment, mistreatment, abuse, or coercion of students,
residents, faculty, and staff.
(Core)
VI.B.7. Programs, in partnership with their Sponsoring Institutions, should
have a process for education of residents and faculty regarding
unprofessional behavior and a confidential process for reporting,
investigating, and addressing such concerns.
(Core)
VI.C. Well-Being
Psychological, emotional, and physical well-being are critical in the
development of the competent, caring, and resilient physician and require
proactive attention to life inside and outside of medicine. Well-being
requires that physicians retain the joy in medicine while managing their
own real-life stresses. Self-care and responsibility to support other
members of the health care team are important components of
professionalism; they are also skills that must be modeled, learned, and
nurtured in the context of other aspects of residency training.
Residents and faculty members are at risk for burnout and depression.
Programs, in partnership with their Sponsoring Institutions, have the same
responsibility to address well-being as other aspects of resident