Assessing Work/Life Balance for ACCM Trainees

Features| April 2024 Assessing Work/Life Balance for ACCM Trainees Shaun R. Yockelson, MD; Shaun R. Yockelson, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kyle Bruns, DO; Kyle Bruns, DO Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kaveh Hemati, MD; Kaveh Hemati, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Ron Leong, MD Ron Leong, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, e6–e7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010740.87174.55 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Assessing Work/Life Balance for ACCM Trainees. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:e6–e7 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010740.87174.55 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: work-life balance, care of intensive care unit patient These were just a few of the descriptors applied to anesthesiology critical care medicine (ACCM) specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic, as our specialty was thrust into the limelight: "Skilled, versatile, valuable, leaders." (Br J Anaesth 2020;125:652-5). What followed was a record number of anesthesiology residents applying to ACCM fellowships in 2021 (asamonitor.pub/47ZvjkE). Yet, subsequent years have seen a significant decline in the number of ACCM applicants to below pre-pandemic levels. Of all anesthesiology subspecialty training programs, ACCM may represent the greatest disconnect between the perceived and actual pattern of practice after graduation. Most anesthesiology programs require month-long ICU rotations with variable amounts of call and shift durations. A traditional one-year ACCM fellowship can be even more grueling, requiring nine months of ICU rotations over a 12-month fellowship. A survey of ACCM specialists, however, revealed that critical care services comprised less than half of the clinical time... You do not currently have access to this content.