Professional Fulfillment Index Self Assessment Tool

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It is not uncommon for health care providers or academics to deprioritize or overlook their physical and emotional health while operating in “auto-pilot”. As a result, faculty may feel significantly unfulfilled with their work, depleted and burned out, simply having “no more to give”.

We would like to offer you the opportunity to “take your pulse” on a regular basis and remain aware of your evolving mental health states. Regular screenings leading to a clear identification of your fluctuating mental and emotional states can make a powerful contribution to prevention and timely intervention.

As such, we are pleased to offer you easy access to an electronic self-assessment tool, the Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index (PFI) (English only).

The PFI is a 16-item validated survey designed for physicians that measures professional fulfillment (intrinsic positive reward derived from work) and burnout (work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement).

Although the PFI has traditionally been used for research purposes, we are offering it as a tool for mental health “check-ins” and, therefore, have expanded it to include qualitative score interpretations alongside various curated and targeted resources to access, depending on where you find yourselves on the continuum of professional fulfillment and burnout.

Please note that no member of the DOM executive, including administrators and faculty, has access to individual scores. We will compile and summarize anonymized results once yearly.

We invite you to consider scheduling and creating reminders on your phone to complete the PFI! We also invite you to save your results every time on your personal devices, which will allow you to track your levels of professional fulfillment and burnout over time.

Although the PAMQ's counselling services are included in the recommended resources on the basis of your scores, we remain available to you throughout your medical training should you need support.

We hope the PFI will prove to be a useful tool in helping you safeguard your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
I love working in the DOM	I love working in the DOM - Strongly Disagree	I love working in the DOM - Disagree	I love working in the DOM - Neutral	I love working in the DOM - Agree	I love working in the DOM - Strongly Agree
I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM	I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM - Strongly Disagree	I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM - Disagree	I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM - Neutral	I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM - Agree	I am able to make time for self-care while fulfilling my duties in the DOM - Strongly Agree

	Not At All Score = 0	Very Little Score = 1	Moderately Score = 2	Very Much Score = 3	Extremely Score = 4
I feel happy at work	I feel happy at work - Not At All Score = 0	I feel happy at work - Very Little Score = 1	I feel happy at work - Moderately Score = 2	I feel happy at work - Very Much Score = 3	I feel happy at work - Extremely Score = 4
I feel worthwhile at work	I feel worthwhile at work - Not At All Score = 0	I feel worthwhile at work - Very Little Score = 1	I feel worthwhile at work - Moderately Score = 2	I feel worthwhile at work - Very Much Score = 3	I feel worthwhile at work - Extremely Score = 4
My work is satisfying to me	My work is satisfying to me - Not At All Score = 0	My work is satisfying to me - Very Little Score = 1	My work is satisfying to me - Moderately Score = 2	My work is satisfying to me - Very Much Score = 3	My work is satisfying to me - Extremely Score = 4
I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work	I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work - Not At All Score = 0	I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work - Very Little Score = 1	I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work - Moderately Score = 2	I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work - Very Much Score = 3	I feel in control when dealing with difficult problems at work - Extremely Score = 4
My work is meaningful to me	My work is meaningful to me - Not At All Score = 0	My work is meaningful to me - Very Little Score = 1	My work is meaningful to me - Moderately Score = 2	My work is meaningful to me - Very Much Score = 3	My work is meaningful to me - Extremely Score = 4
I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most	I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most - Not At All Score = 0	I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most - Very Little Score = 1	I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most - Moderately Score = 2	I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most - Very Much Score = 3	I'm contributing professionally (e.g. patient care, teaching, research, and leadership) in the ways I value most - Extremely Score = 4

	Not At All Score = 0	Very Little Score = 1	Moderately Score = 2	Very Much Score = 3	Extremely Score = 4
A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do	A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do - Not At All Score = 0	A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do - Very Little Score = 1	A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do - Moderately Score = 2	A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do - Very Much Score = 3	A sense of dread when I think about work I have to do - Extremely Score = 4
Physically exhausted at work	Physically exhausted at work - Not At All Score = 0	Physically exhausted at work - Very Little Score = 1	Physically exhausted at work - Moderately Score = 2	Physically exhausted at work - Very Much Score = 3	Physically exhausted at work - Extremely Score = 4
Lacking in enthusiasm at work	Lacking in enthusiasm at work - Not At All Score = 0	Lacking in enthusiasm at work - Very Little Score = 1	Lacking in enthusiasm at work - Moderately Score = 2	Lacking in enthusiasm at work - Very Much Score = 3	Lacking in enthusiasm at work - Extremely Score = 4
Emotionally exhausted at work	Emotionally exhausted at work - Not At All Score = 0	Emotionally exhausted at work - Very Little Score = 1	Emotionally exhausted at work - Moderately Score = 2	Emotionally exhausted at work - Very Much Score = 3	Emotionally exhausted at work - Extremely Score = 4

	Not At All Score = 0	Very Little Score = 1	Moderately Score = 2	Very Much Score = 3	Extremely Score = 4
Less empathetic with my patients	Less empathetic with my patients - Not At All Score = 0	Less empathetic with my patients - Very Little Score = 1	Less empathetic with my patients - Moderately Score = 2	Less empathetic with my patients - Very Much Score = 3	Less empathetic with my patients - Extremely Score = 4
Less empathetic with my colleagues	Less empathetic with my colleagues - Not At All Score = 0	Less empathetic with my colleagues - Very Little Score = 1	Less empathetic with my colleagues - Moderately Score = 2	Less empathetic with my colleagues - Very Much Score = 3	Less empathetic with my colleagues - Extremely Score = 4
Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions	Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions - Not At All Score = 0	Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions - Very Little Score = 1	Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions - Moderately Score = 2	Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions - Very Much Score = 3	Less sensitive to others' feelings/emotions - Extremely Score = 4
Less interested in talking with my patients	Less interested in talking with my patients - Not At All Score = 0	Less interested in talking with my patients - Very Little Score = 1	Less interested in talking with my patients - Moderately Score = 2	Less interested in talking with my patients - Very Much Score = 3	Less interested in talking with my patients - Extremely Score = 4
Less connected with my patients	Less connected with my patients - Not At All Score = 0	Less connected with my patients - Very Little Score = 1	Less connected with my patients - Moderately Score = 2	Less connected with my patients - Very Much Score = 3	Less connected with my patients - Extremely Score = 4
Less connected with my colleagues	Less connected with my colleagues - Not At All Score = 0	Less connected with my colleagues - Very Little Score = 1	Less connected with my colleagues - Moderately Score = 2	Less connected with my colleagues - Very Much Score = 3	Less connected with my colleagues - Extremely Score = 4

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