Promoting Resident Well-being: Strategies and Insights from Mount Auburn Hospital's Resident-Run Wellness Curriculum

The impact of resident wellness on training and overall well-being is crucial, especially during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mount Auburn Hospital's resident-run wellness curriculum will be showcased in this workshop, highlighting its effects on internal medicine residents' perception of well-being, stress management, burnout, and overall health for the year 2022-2023. The curriculum addresses eight dimensions of wellness - physical, vocational, intellectual, social, emotional, financial, spiritual, and environmental - through activities such as boot camp, yoga, nutrition, the art of medicine curriculum at museums, social gatherings, mental health resources, and more. The workshop will cover the structure of the resident wellness committee, budget preparation, and strategies for engaging residents in the program. Barriers to organizing wellness activities, resource identification, and utilization, as well as the concept of a primary and hidden curriculum of wellness, will be discussed. Attendees will gain practical guidelines and insights for creating and implementing a resident wellness curriculum, including committee structure, budgeting, overcoming barriers, and integrating wellness into the residency framework. Valuable knowledge and strategies will be shared to promote resident well-being and address the unique challenges faced by residents, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers

• Chinmay Jani, MD
• Lipisha Agarwal, MD
• Ricardo Wellisch, MD

Additional Information

Year Published: 2023 - APDIM Fall Meeting