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The Application Of Margin In Life Theory In Regard To Attrition And Remediation Among Emergency Medicine Residents, Colleen J. Kalynych
The Application Of Margin In Life Theory In Regard To Attrition And Remediation Among Emergency Medicine Residents, Colleen J. Kalynych
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Medical residency is a time of high stress, long hours, high case loads, fatigue, and lack of free time. Burnout rates among residents have been reported to be between 25-76%. Scant literature exists in regard to resident stress and its impact on learning and attrition during residency. The theory of margin posits that a healthy margin is necessary for adults to learn. Healthy margin exists when a person’s ratio of burdens over resources creates a surplus of energy. This study sought to determine if there was a difference between emergency medicine (EM) residents’ margin in life scores and remediation, at …