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Home Research Research Library Family Leave for Family Residency Residents: Time for a Way Forward, from ABFM & AFMRD Family Leave for Family Residency Residents: Time for a Way Forward, from ABFM & AFMRD 2020 Author(s) Baxley, Elizabeth G, Clements, Deborah S, Newton, Warren P, Eden, Aimee R, and Botner, Kathy Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction) Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine Female resident to fellow classmates: “I wanted to let you know that I am pregnant… and I am sorry.” Restrictive residency training program policies and culture regarding Parental and Family Leave are common and have not changed significantly over time.1 Residents who have children during residency continue to face barriers to receiving adequate time away to care for themselves and their newborns. New parents often still face negative cultural biases related to the perceived impact on their education, clinical work, and sharing of workload among colleagues.2,3 While family leave in residency training was historically utilized for birth mothers, it has in recent years begun to be considered for fathers and other non-birth parents. Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs nationwide will see an increase in the number of residents requesting Parental and Family Leave, especially with women now comprising more than 50% of medical school graduates, and with shifting cultural norms toward diversity of parenting roles and family structures. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices 2020 Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice Go to Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice 2020 The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians 2021 Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Author(s) Baxley, Elizabeth G, Clements, Deborah S, Newton, Warren P, Eden, Aimee R, and Botner, Kathy Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction) Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices 2020 Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice Go to Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice 2020 The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians 2021 Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices
2020 Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice Go to Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice
2020 The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians Go to The Impact of Practicing Obstetrics on Burnout Among Early-Career Family Physicians
2021 Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
