Wellness
Resident well-being is built into the program — confidential screening, a wellness room, and a full calendar of events.
In 2017 the ACGME revised Section VI of its Common Program Requirements for all accredited residency and fellowship programs to address well-being directly and comprehensively. The requirements emphasize that psychological, emotional, and physical well-being are critical to developing the competent, caring, and resilient physician. The same year, the CLER Program’s Pathways to Excellence evolved its focus on duty hours and fatigue into a broader Well-Being focus area covering work/life balance, fatigue, burnout, and support for those at risk of or demonstrating self-harm — recognizing the clinical learning environment’s role in monitoring and supporting physician well-being.
The Department of Medicine abides by these requirements and values each resident’s well-being. The program screens residents for burnout twice a year with a confidential Wellness Questionnaire. Responses never affect a resident’s evaluation; they allow the program to offer help and accommodations to anyone at high risk for burnout or fatigue.
The program also organizes a calendar of wellness events: annual picnics, holiday parties, in-house sporting events, the annual Jeopardy competition, table tennis tournaments, hikes, painting sessions, and resident-led meditation sessions. Browse the Gallery to see them.
Our wellness room
Residents have a dedicated wellness room for rest and decompression during the workday.