Implementation and Evaluation of a National Well-Being Curriculum for KL2 Scholars

Gretchen Roman; Lunthita M Duthely; Jacqueline Attia; Abby E Spike; Scott McIntosh; Susan N Pusek; Darshan H Mehta; Miriam A Bredella

doi:10.1089/jicm.2023.0701

Implementation and Evaluation of a National Well-Being Curriculum for KL2 Scholars

J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Mar 18. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0701. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Gretchen Roman¹, Lunthita M Duthely^{2

3}, Jacqueline Attia⁴, Abby E Spike⁴, Scott McIntosh⁴, Susan N Pusek⁵, Darshan H Mehta⁶, Miriam A Bredella^{7

8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
⁴ University of Rochester Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), the CTSA Coordinating Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
⁵ North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁶ Center for Faculty Development and Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Harvard Catalyst, The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁹ NYU Langone Health and Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 38498028
DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0701

Abstract

Introduction: The study aimed to pilot test a well-being curriculum for KL2 scholars to be used across the Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium. Methods: Between November 2022, and May 2023, 36 KL2 scholars from 25 hubs participated in the program. The General Well-Being Index for U.S. Workers and the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) were completed by scholars before and after the program. Results: Postparticipation, there was a trend of improvement in the domains of well-being, sleep, anxiety, and fatigue. Conclusion: Implementing a virtual synchronous well-being curriculum allowed the scholars to connect across the consortium and improve their well-being.

Keywords: Clinical and Translational Science Award; KL2; clinical and translational research; education; research training; well-being.