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Mission Statement:
The Tulane University School of Medicine Wellness Committee was created to coordinate student, resident, and faculty initiatives to create an environment that promotes well-being and builds a foundation for formal wellness programming.
Objectives:
- Promote and increase visibility, utilization, and access to existing mental health and wellness services
- Identify and address unmet needs
- Recruit wellness champions among UME, GME, faculty, and staff
- Initiate new programming to promote mental health and well-being
Organization Structure:
The Tulane SOM Wellness committee is open to all faculty, staff, residents/fellows, and students within the Tulane School of Medicine. Three primary faculty (Geraldine Menard and Karen Weissbecker, with the GME rep position currently vacant) work together with the Program Administrator to lead and develop specific groups within the SOM: faculty and staff, residency/GME, and students. Wellness committee members are invited to participate and focus on any area or multiple areas of the committee. The committee reviews wellness initiatives, creates action plans, and tracks progress on wellness goals.
If you are interested in joining the Tulane Med Wellness Committee, you can email us at SOMWellness@tulane.edu!
Discover fast, evidence-based answers to physician burnout and resident wellness in our curated hub featuring AAMC toolkits, AIAMC and AMA Steps Forward playbooks, APA mental-health guides, Mayo Clinic and National Academy of Medicine resilience strategies, and other trusted articles.
AAMC Wellness Articles and Resources
AiAMC: Simulating a Culture of Well-Being in the Clinical Learning Environment
AI Commons –Appreciative Inquiry
AMA Steps Forward: Physician Wellness-Preventing Resident and Fellow Burnout
AMA Steps Forward: Physician Burnout-Improve Physician Satisfaction and Patient Outcomes
American Psychiatric Association: Well Being and Burnout
How to Deal with Stress in Medical School
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Finding Joy and Creating Engagement at Work
Mayo Clinic: Reversing Physician Burnout-using 9 strategies to promote well-being
Maintaining a Balance Through Life's Stressors and Burnout
National Academy of Medicine: Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
Self Care Apps to Download
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