Comparison of Two Nutrition-Based Interventions on Physician Well-being

This mindset intervention frames food choices as an opportunity to practice self-kindness. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session delivered via the Stanford Zoom platform. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include sharing their experiences about considering food choices as an act of self-kindness with other study participants or writing an encouraging letter to a study participant and physician colleague through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform.

Brief education intervention framing food choices as a component of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals randomized to this arm will participate in a 15-20-minute live virtual educational session. The recording of the session will be available for 7 days on a private and secure educational web-based platform. After participating in the initial educational session, participants will have the option to engage in brief (less than 10-minute) web-based activities on their own time during weeks 2 and 5. Examples of such activities include writing a brief statement about their perspective on the usefulness of healthy eating and sharing it with physician colleagues in their group through the private and secure message board of a web-based educational platform.