Trainee Wellness

Faculty members experience numerous stressors throughout their careers. Increasing regulatory burdens and evolving care delivery models create more administrative responsibilities that leave less time for patients and students. Clinical adverse events frequently result in emotional turmoil and distress for everyone involved.

Developing resilience leads to a more satisfying career and lowers the risk of burnout. By embracing wellness and improving personal resiliency, faculty members can reconnect with the meaning of their work and fend off stress. Reducing or eliminating burnout also has practical implications for the entire department such as improving patient safety, student advancement, and the overall campus environment.

Healthcare workers are exposed to a variety of emotionally and physically difficult situations. As a result, healthcare workers are at risk for traumatization following an unanticipated adverse event. This traumatization, when unsupported, can lead to difficulty sleeping, anxiety, isolation, leaving the workforce, and other physical symptoms (Scott, 2009; Wu, 2000).

Because of the direct impact on the team members involved in adverse medical events, the effort to support team members immediately and thereafter is crucial to their own personal success, emotional safety, and patient safety.

We offer a variety of wellness programs, including:

• Faculty fatigue recognition & mitigation
• Mental wellness support
• Schwartz Rounds
• Peer support
• Lactation rooms

For a complete list of Trainee Wellness resources, please visit the internal GME Wellness page on the UH Digital Workplace (access needed).