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Enneagram in EM

AUDIENCE: This is a lecture paired with facilitated small group sessions and is targeted towards emergency medicine residents and physicians. BACKGROUND: The enneagram is a well-established and popular personality theory that asserts that there are nine basic personality types, and that each enneagr...

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Autores principales: Cifuni, Megan, Pfennig, Cami, Astemborski, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10631809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37969161
http://dx.doi.org/10.21980/J8ZM0G
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description AUDIENCE: This is a lecture paired with facilitated small group sessions and is targeted towards emergency medicine residents and physicians. BACKGROUND: The enneagram is a well-established and popular personality theory that asserts that there are nine basic personality types, and that each enneagram type, 1–9, operates from a basic fear and a basic desire that produces predictable behavioral patterns and preferences.1–2 The enneagram has long been used as a tool to enhance self-awareness and to better understand internal defenses and reactions,3–5 and as such, it has been increasingly utilized to enhance self-growth and development in the fields of education, parenting, and business.6–7 While some studies have used the enneagram as a tool to predict natural empathy or stress levels of those in the medical field, particularly in nursing and medical school students,8–9 little has been published on the use of the enneagram as a tool to enhance self-awareness, leadership, and teamwork in the medical field. Emergency medicine is a specialty in which residents and physicians must not only be self-aware but must also be attuned to the dynamics of their healthcare team in order to succeed. We believe that the enneagram is the ideal tool to enhance these crucial skills. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this session was to enhance participants’ self-awareness by identifying their enneagram type and therefore their predictable behavioral patterns. The secondary aim was to discuss strategies to improve teamwork and physician team leadership by directly addressing the type’s strengths and weaknesses in these interactions. By the end of this session, the learner will be able to: 1) Self-identify with a primary enneagram personality type. 2) List the fears, desires, and motivations of the enneagram type. 3) Describe struggles in interacting with other disparate enneagram types. 4) Discuss strategies for success in facing conflict and interacting with other team members. EDUCATIONAL METHODS: This lecture was designed to educate emergency department physicians and residents on the enneagram tool. The introductory lecture takes about 20 minutes, and following this foundational presentation, learners split into small groups. Small group sessions take an additional 20 minutes during which facilitators guide learners through a discussion on their enneagram type and the potential strengths and challenges that each type might face in professional situations. This session was hosted during an Emergency Medicine Resident Education Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the session was presented virtually on a synchronous video platform with small group breakout rooms. RESEARCH METHODS: Following the session, the educational content was evaluated by our residents and faculty by a Likert reaction survey. The survey assessed both the form and effectiveness of the delivery method and the impact of the content in the session. RESULTS: A total of 17 responses with a mix of faculty and PGY years were collected after the session. In the post-session survey, 23% (6) of participants reported that the session was “moderately important in better understanding myself,” and 38.5% (4) of participants reported that the session was “quite important in better understanding myself.” 62% (11) of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the session helped them to understand their peers’ personalities and communication preferences. DISCUSSION: Overall, this educational content and delivery in this format was well received and effective in enhancing residents’ understanding of themselves and their team’s personalities. Our residents and faculty engaged in insightful conversations around their own enneagram type and shared their successes and struggles in interacting with other enneagram types. At the end of the session, our participants left with not only greater self-awareness but also with an appreciation for the preferences and personalities of others on the medical team. TOPICS: Enneagram, leadership, teamwork, self-awareness, emotional intelligence.
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spelling pubmed-106318092023-11-15 Enneagram in EM Cifuni, Megan Pfennig, Cami Astemborski, Caroline J Educ Teach Emerg Med Lectures AUDIENCE: This is a lecture paired with facilitated small group sessions and is targeted towards emergency medicine residents and physicians. BACKGROUND: The enneagram is a well-established and popular personality theory that asserts that there are nine basic personality types, and that each enneagram type, 1–9, operates from a basic fear and a basic desire that produces predictable behavioral patterns and preferences.1–2 The enneagram has long been used as a tool to enhance self-awareness and to better understand internal defenses and reactions,3–5 and as such, it has been increasingly utilized to enhance self-growth and development in the fields of education, parenting, and business.6–7 While some studies have used the enneagram as a tool to predict natural empathy or stress levels of those in the medical field, particularly in nursing and medical school students,8–9 little has been published on the use of the enneagram as a tool to enhance self-awareness, leadership, and teamwork in the medical field. Emergency medicine is a specialty in which residents and physicians must not only be self-aware but must also be attuned to the dynamics of their healthcare team in order to succeed. We believe that the enneagram is the ideal tool to enhance these crucial skills. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this session was to enhance participants’ self-awareness by identifying their enneagram type and therefore their predictable behavioral patterns. The secondary aim was to discuss strategies to improve teamwork and physician team leadership by directly addressing the type’s strengths and weaknesses in these interactions. By the end of this session, the learner will be able to: 1) Self-identify with a primary enneagram personality type. 2) List the fears, desires, and motivations of the enneagram type. 3) Describe struggles in interacting with other disparate enneagram types. 4) Discuss strategies for success in facing conflict and interacting with other team members. EDUCATIONAL METHODS: This lecture was designed to educate emergency department physicians and residents on the enneagram tool. The introductory lecture takes about 20 minutes, and following this foundational presentation, learners split into small groups. Small group sessions take an additional 20 minutes during which facilitators guide learners through a discussion on their enneagram type and the potential strengths and challenges that each type might face in professional situations. This session was hosted during an Emergency Medicine Resident Education Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the session was presented virtually on a synchronous video platform with small group breakout rooms. RESEARCH METHODS: Following the session, the educational content was evaluated by our residents and faculty by a Likert reaction survey. The survey assessed both the form and effectiveness of the delivery method and the impact of the content in the session. RESULTS: A total of 17 responses with a mix of faculty and PGY years were collected after the session. In the post-session survey, 23% (6) of participants reported that the session was “moderately important in better understanding myself,” and 38.5% (4) of participants reported that the session was “quite important in better understanding myself.” 62% (11) of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the session helped them to understand their peers’ personalities and communication preferences. DISCUSSION: Overall, this educational content and delivery in this format was well received and effective in enhancing residents’ understanding of themselves and their team’s personalities. Our residents and faculty engaged in insightful conversations around their own enneagram type and shared their successes and struggles in interacting with other enneagram types. At the end of the session, our participants left with not only greater self-awareness but also with an appreciation for the preferences and personalities of others on the medical team. TOPICS: Enneagram, leadership, teamwork, self-awareness, emotional intelligence. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2023-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10631809/ /pubmed/37969161 http://dx.doi.org/10.21980/J8ZM0G Text en © 2023 Cifuni, et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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