Resident Wellness
The main goal of our Wellness Program is promoting resident wellness and reducing burnout. Our work is championed by a dedicated team of residents and faculty who collaborate to develop and sponsor a wide variety of activities aimed at promoting physician wellness.
Educational Activities
- Online Wellbeing curriculum provided by Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
- Wellness Consultant provides educational interactive sessions on resilience and wellbeing, relaxation techniques and coping with conflicts.
- GME Sponsored Sleep Hygiene Wellness Event.
Wellness Group Activities and Team Building Exercises
- Yoga
- Games
- Holiday gatherings
- Watching movie
- Potluck
- Ice skating
- Art projects
- Department retreat
Structural Support
- Peer-to-peer mentorship
- Community outreach activities
- Available gym access
- Social events
- Self-monitoring tools
- Protected space (resident lounge)
- Protected time for doctors appointments
- Decompression of work hours (research time during some outpatient rotations)
- Sessions on mindfulness/stress relaxation techniques, narrative medicine
- Weekly support/process group provided by our departmental psychiatrist during Covid surge