Contrary to popular belief, rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and workplace trauma exposure was lower among first-year medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic than in years prior, according to new research.1

In new cohort analysis from a team of University of Michigan investigators, first-year residents training at US hospitals were significantly less likely to screen positive for PTSD—as well as report more weekly work hours, poor workload satisfaction and increased medical errors—than residents who trained prior to the pandemic.

The findings lend credence to applied strategies that sought to resolve the risk of burnout or workplace trauma among trainees during COVID-19—including better management of their workload.

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