title: Implementation of a Novel Structured Social and Wellness Committee in a Surgical Residency Program: A Case Study.
abstract: This article provides a theoretical and practical rational for the implementation of an innovative and comprehensive social wellness program in a surgical residency program at a large safety net hospital on the East Coast of the United States. Using basic needs theory, we describe why it is particularly important for surgical residency programs to consider the residents sense of competence, autonomy, and belonging during residence. We describe how we have developed a comprehensive program to address our residents' (and residents' families) psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and belongingness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Van Orden
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Talutis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Joanna H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ng-Glazier
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Aaron P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Richman
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Elliot C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Megan G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Janeway
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Douglas F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA.
authors.forename: Tracey A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dechert
keywords: autonomy; basic needs; belongingness; competence; self determination; social wellness; surgical residency