CLINICIAN'S CAPSULEWhat is known about the topic?Emergency medicine (EM) residents face many wellness challenges during residency.What did this study ask?What was the current landscape of Canadian EM resident wellness?What did this study find?Canadian EM residents face a multitude of psychosocial and physical wellness challenges, while supports may not be adequate.Why does this study matter to clinicians?Opportunities exist to further investigate resident wellness with validated tools, engage stakeholders, and advance the EM resident wellness agenda.

Canadian emergency medicine Royal College residency training allows for pursuing extra training in enhanced competency areas. A wealth of enhanced competency training opportunities exist nationally. However, the search for the right fit is a challenging one because there is no centralized resource that catalogues all of these opportunities. A working group of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Resident Section was assembled in 2016 to create a freely accessible and comprehensive directory of Canadian enhanced competency areas. The working group used stakeholder surveys (of residents, recent graduates, and faculty members), social media engagement, and program website searches. Information was collated into the first edition of a national enhanced competency directory, which is available at no cost at http://caep.ca/sites/caep.ca/files/enhancedcompdoc.pdf. Limitations include the scope defined by the working group and survey responses. A biannual update is also incorporated into the CAEP Resident Section portfolio to ensure it remains up-to-date.

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