Mission Statement:
“To Promote and Protect the Wellness of the UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program by Optimizing the Core Values of Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Professional, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Well-being”
UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Wellness Committee:
- Chief resident leadership
- Associate program director oversight
- Future chief resident continuity of program
- Representatives from across the three residency classes (R1-R3) and across the five firms (residency firms based upon the 4+1 rotation system); approximately 20 resident members
Goals/Initiatives:
Mental/Emotional Well-being:
- Partner with the newly created Behavioral Wellness Center to promote and facilitate access to mental health services (including psychiatry and psychology appointments) for residents
- Check-ins for well-being and formal debriefing conferences
Physical Well-being:
- Ensuring internal medicine housestaff have a PMD
- Encouraging dental and vision health
- Physical fitness competitions & group outings
- Overnight Care Packages for On-call teams & Wellness Snacks/Drinks
Social/Family Well-being:
- Monthly firm led wellness lunches to help residents unwind at work, interact with members of all three classes and provide a space for debriefing difficult cases or stressful events
- 5-6 wellness social activities outside of work including bowling nights, beach days, and hikes
- Integration with the UCLA Resident Family Wellness Committee to incorporate residents’ families into social activities
Professional Well-being:
- Enhancement of medicine fall retreat to include team building and leadership activities (ropes course, etc.)
- Faculty mentorship program
- Firm "family" mentorship program
