Value of an Emergency Care Back-Up Service for Residents and Fellows

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Philip Shayne, Emory University; Jaffar Khan, Emory University; Maria Aaron, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-06-01
• Publisher: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 Journal of Graduate Medical Education
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-19-00846.1
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of graduate medical education
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 355
• End Page: 356
• Keywords: Child; Humans; Caregivers; Education, Medical, Graduate; Child Care; Absenteeism; Internship and Residency; Fellowships and Scholarships

Abstract

Trainees with child or elder care responsibilities can face unexpected disruption of care arrangements that may cause further ripples of disruption among colleagues in their training program. Even the possibility of an interruption in care arrangements can cause stresses beyond the scope of that trainee's family. To help mitigate these stresses, we implemented an Emergency Care Back-up Service (ECBS) for all trainees at our institution on a trial basis. This program was not considered research.