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.


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

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 teambuilding exercises

  • Yoga

  • Games

  • Holiday gatherings

  • Watching movie

  • Potluck

  • Ice skating

  • Art projects

  • Department retreat