title: Graduate medical education in humanism and professionalism: a needs assessment survey of pediatric gastroenterology fellows.
abstract: The deterioration of humanism and professionalism during graduate medical training is an acknowledged concern, and programs are required to provide professionalism education for pediatric fellows. We conducted a needs assessment survey in a national sample of 138 first- and second-year gastroenterology fellows (82% response rate). Most believed that present humanism and professionalism education met their needs, but this education was largely informal (eg, role modeling). Areas for formal education desired by >70% included competing demands of clinical practice versus research, difficult doctor-patient relationships, depression/burnout, angry parents, medical errors, work-life balance, and the patient illness experience. These results may guide curricula to formalize humanism and professionalism education in pediatric gastroenterology fellowships.
authors.affiliation: *Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital †Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center ‡Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Katharine C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kesselheim
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Herrick
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Woolf
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leichtner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education*; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D010820:Physicians; D011361:Professional Competence