TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Trainee Well-Being A1 - Christensen, John F. A1 - Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 - Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 - Christensen, John F. A2 - Satterfield, Jason M. A2 - Laponis, Ryan PY - 2019 T2 - Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5e AB - Becoming a health professional is a challenging and complex process. Trainees frequently experience stressors that exceed their previous life experience and coping skills. These demands are proportionate to the responsibility and complexity of caring for patients in all their variability and vulnerability. These demands of professional training are enormous, and trainees often neglect their own physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual health; however, a central component of professionalism is awareness of one’s own limits and mindfulness about the wise allocation of one’s energy in providing quality patient care (see Chapters 6 and 7). Neglect of this awareness may sow the seeds of burnout and lead to poor quality care and medical error (see Chapter 39). Close attention to maintaining well-being, however, can enhance satisfaction with a health professions career and optimize the clinician–patient relationship. Given that trainees are vulnerable to pressures to postpone their own well-being until training is completed, it is paramount to include promotion of self-care in the formation of health professionals. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167759726 ER -