Table 2.

Open-ended questions asked following the narrative

1. Summarize what happens in this story in a sentence or two.
2. The resident eventually says “I can’t continue”. What do you think of this?
3. What do you think the resident should have done?
4. How would you have felt if you had been the resident?
5. In your experience (as an MD, not a patient) how would preceptors have interacted with you:  a. After the first disaster (maternal death)?  b. After the second disaster (death of the baby)?  c. After the telephone consult with neurosurgery?  d. When the resident decides it is unsafe to be working?
6. How do you think preceptors should have reacted?  a. After the first disaster (maternal death)?  b. After the second disaster (death of the baby)?  c. After the telephone consult with neurosurgery?  d. When the resident decides it is unsafe to be working?
7. What guidance/teaching have you received regarding:  a. Balancing care responsibilities with sensitivity to and distress about what happens in practice?  b. Self-care (e.g., recognizing limits to your capacity, and when and whether it’s okay to say “I’ve reached my limit”)