title: The Use of Team-Building Activities to Build a Better Resident.
abstract: We implemented team building activities to build a better resident during our orientation process and we have refined the choice of activities each year since. Resident satisfaction with their team building actives provided feedback to improve the following years' experience. While there is no definite way to demonstrate the effectiveness of our team building initiative, our expectation is it will improve the residency experience and work environment, and ultimately, result in better patient care. We focus on five aspects of team building - personal history sharing, creativity and imagination, common bonds, cooperation, and shared experience. The purpose of this paper is to recommend activities in each of these areas based on our experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: deloneylindaa@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Deloney
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Shyann
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Renfroe
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Kedar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*