| Ares 2019 |
Interventional |
Neurosurgery
USA |
Each resident was assigned a faculty mentor from their subspecialty of interest. |
Meeting frequency: twice a year.
Mentors were trained in assessing signs and symptoms of burnout. |
Physical: Free access to hospital gym, group gym visits once a week.
Educational: Wellness lecture series every second month. |
| Elmore 2016 |
Correlational |
General Surgery
USA |
Mixed. |
Mixed professional or personal support. |
Not reported. |
| Janko 2019 |
Correlational |
Vascular Surgery
USA |
Not reported. |
Not reported. |
Not reported. |
| Marchalik 2019 |
Correlational |
Urology
USA |
Not reported. |
Not reported. |
Not reported. |
| Oladeji 2018 |
Correlational |
Orthopedics
USA |
Mixed:
51.9% selected their mentor, 32.9% were assigned a mentor. |
Communication frequency:
daily (3.8%), weekly (21.0%), monthly (43.3%), biannually (26.1%), annually (5.7%). |
Not reported. |
| Salles 2017 |
Interventional |
General Surgery
USA |
Each junior resident was assigned a senior resident. |
Funded quarterly lunch meetings. |
Physical: 24-hour access to fridge with healthy snacks, after hours guide with list of hikes and biking trails.
Psychological: Confidential group session with a psychologist each week and urgent individual sessions.
Social: Quarterly organized and funded social events. |
| Zhang 2017 |
Interventional |
Otolaryngology
Canada |
Each resident was assigned a main mentor for general guidance and several supplemental mentors for their domain expertise.
First year residents were assigned mentors based on personality, areas of expertise and interest in mentorship, and had the option to switch mentors at the end of the year.
Second to fourth year residents selected their mentors from a list. |
Meetings with main mentors once a month and as needed.
Meetings with supplemental mentors as needed. |
None. |