Evaluating a Physician Opinion Leader Intervention to Increase Utilization of Coaching/Therapy During Residency

Investigators adapted evidence-based principles from the Popular Opinion Leader framework to increase utilizations of existing one-on-one emotional support resources for physicians-in-training at Stanford (an effective HIV prevention intervention developed by the CDC for changing social norms and reducing behavioral risk factors led by influential members of a community, trained to promote behavior change). All intervention activities designed to encourage utilization were delivered as part of health promotion during pre-existing clinical training meetings and no data was collected during these workshops. Identified POLs were recruited and trained to encourage their colleagues to use existing support resources and engage in two 30-60 minute workshops scheduled to occur during training meetings.