The Association of Master Adaptive Learning With Less Burnout and More Resilience in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents. 2024

Sally A Santen, and Samara B Ginzburg, and Martin V Pusic, and Judee Richardson, and Erika Banks, and Karen E George, and Maya M Hammoud, and Meg Wolff, and Helen K Morgan
S.A. Santen was senior associate dean, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, at the time of writing and is now associate dean and professor of emergency medicine and medical education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-8002.

OBJECTIVE Medical education should prepare learners for complex and evolving work, and should ideally include the Master Adaptive Learner (MAL) model-meta-learning skills for continuous self-regulated learning. This study aimed to measure obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residents' MAL attributes, assess associations with burnout and resilience, and explore learning task associations with MAL. METHODS OB/GYN residents were surveyed electronically at an in-training examination in January 2022. The survey included demographic information, the 2-item Maslach Burnout Inventory, the 2-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, 4 MAL items (e.g., "I take every opportunity to learn new things"), and questions about training and learning experiences. RESULTS Of 5,761 residents, 3,741 respondents (65%) were included. A total of 1,478 of 3,386 (39%) demonstrated burnout (responded positive for burnout on emotional exhaustion or depersonalization items). The mean (SD) Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale score was 6.4 (1.2) of a total possible score of 8. The mean (SD) MAL score was 16.3 (2.8) of a total possible score of 20. The MAL score was inversely associated with burnout, with lower MAL scores for residents with (mean [SD] MAL score, 16.5 [2.4]) vs without (mean [SD], 16.0 [2.3]) burnout (P < .001). Higher MAL scores were associated with higher resilience (R = 0.29, P < .001). Higher MAL scores were associated with the statement, "I feel that I was well prepared for my first year of residency" (R = 0.19, P < .001) and a plan to complete subspecialty training after residency (mean [SD] of 16.6 [2.4] for "yes" and 16.2 [2.4] for "no," P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Residents who scored higher on MAL showed more resilience and less burnout. Whether less resilient, burned-out residents did not have the agency to achieve MAL status or whether MAL behaviors filled the resiliency reservoir and protected against burnout is not clear.

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