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Journal of Clinical and

Basic Psychosomatics

PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE
Interventions to alleviate burnout resulting from

standardized residency training

Jike Bai , Jiahan Zou , and Rong Huang *
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1 Department of Psychiatry, The Third People’s Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
2 Department of Language and Culture in Medicine, School of Health Humanities, Peking University,
Beijing, China

Abstract

This article summarizes major research perspectives on burnout within standardized
residency training. It maps the important progress in research on burnout among
residents, analyzes the various factors that contribute to burnout, and examines its
impact. Based on these analyses, the article further presents strategies and targeted
recommendations aimed at alleviating burnout for the improvement of standardized
residency training. By consolidating insights into the theoretical framework of
burnout, this article serves as a valuable reference for improving the quality of
standardized residency training, with potential applicability to medical training in
general.

Keywords: Burnout; Standardized residency training; Resident; Medical education

*Corresponding author:
Rong Huang
(huangrong@pku.edu.cn) 1. Introduction
Citation: Bai J, Zou J, Huang R. Standardized residency training constitutes an essential part of postgraduate medical
Interventions to alleviate burnout education, which primarily consists of clinical practice, compulsory courses, and public
resulting from standardized courses. The present residency training system in China is different from its counterparts
residency training. J Clin Basic
Psychosom. 2024;2(2):1153. in other countries in terms of education modes, training duration, training institutions,
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcbp.1153 training content, assessment and evaluation, and financial support. Standardized
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Received: June 27, 2023 residency training is a critical phase during which medical students are trained to
become clinical doctors. Throughout this educational and training stage, residents
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Accepted: November 30, 2023
grapple with pressures arising from both work and studies, which result in burnout, a
Published Online: February 2, prevalent issue among the students. Furthermore, there is ample room for enhancement
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2024 in standardized residency training, particularly in areas such as quality management
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). in teaching, improvement of teaching models, revision of teaching objectives, and
This is an Open-Access article optimization of assessments. 1,3
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution In the mid-1970s, Freudenberger and Maslach were the first to introduce the
License, permitting distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, concept of “burnout,” identifying three core elements: emotional exhaustion (EE),
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provided the original work is depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment (PA). Research indicates
properly cited. that medical residents constitute a high-risk group for experiencing burnout. Due to
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Publisher’s Note: AccScience their relatively brief clinical experience and, therefore, unfamiliarity with the clinical
Publishing remains neutral with work environment, residents have not yet solidified a robust professional identity,
regard to jurisdictional claims in 3
published maps and institutional rendering them vulnerable to work-related pressure. Therefore, the current situation of
affiliations. burnout within this particular population is not optimistic. 6,7

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