ED Stories: An Online Emergency Medicine Residency Community Building and Wellness Initiative

The “ED Stories” project is a novel method for promoting individual wellness and interpersonal relationships on a virtual platform in an emergency medicine residency program. We engaged multiple individuals across all levels of medical training on a virtual platform to facilitate discussion regarding difficult situations, patient interactions, and tips on how to succeed in challenge circumstances in the future. The platform was outlined as a “safe space,” free of judgment and criticism. We engaged 54 participants with a culmination of 131 interactions; there were 14 original posts with a total of 22 comments. We believe that this virtual platform allowed for safe discussion of difficult concepts related to our jobs and served as an outlet to promote physician wellness and reduce burnout in the future.