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Lipscomb, Wanda

A5069527908 | I87216513

Mayo Clinic

Michigan State University

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Redesigning the Learning Environment to Promote Learner Well-Being and Professional Development

Academic Medicine | December 2, 2019 | Volume: 95 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 674-678

10.1097/acm.0000000000003094 | PMID 31789840

There is a high prevalence of burnout and depression among medical students and residents (or learners), which can negatively impact them personally, their professional development, and the patients to whom they provide care. Educators have a responsibility for the system-level factors that influence learners’ well-being. In this Invited Commentary, the authors outline strategies institutions and affiliated training sites responsible for educating learners can take to pursue the recommended goal related to learners, their well-being, and the learning environment in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus study report, Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being .