Physician Wellness
Your residency or fellowship can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging times of your life. UTHSC GME recognizes that you need to concentrate on your own mental and physical wellness to help you better serve your patients and lead a healthier, happier life. These resources can help maintain your well-being by lowering your stress, identifying problem areas, avoiding burnout, and learning how to achieve a healthy work/life balance.
Suicide Hotline 800.273.8255 OR Crisis Text by texting TALK to 741741
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The GME anonymous comment form goes directly to the Associate and Assistant Dean of GME and independently investigated and followed up on by the office.
College of Medicine Professionalism ReportingThe COM link goes to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and from there is referred to the correct entity to deal with the professionalism violation (e.g. to dept. chair for taculty iscups)
- 12 Places to Do Yoga in Memphis
- Planet Fitness
- YMCA
- KROC Center
- Hospital Fitness Centers: VA, UT, Baptist, St. Jude
- IONUTRITION Meal Delivery
- Meal Pro Delivery
- Smart Recovery
- The Heart of Medicine
- TED Talks
- The Burnout Gamble
- Balance, Burnout, and Search for Centre
- How to Lean In Without Burning Out
- How We Can Beat the Burnout Society
- Drowning in Empathy: The Cost of Vicarious Trauma
- How to Make Stress Your Friend
- There's More to Life Than Being Happy
- Long Story Shortz - What is Mindfulness?
- The Science of Mindfulness
- Flow, the Secret of Happiness
- Physician Resilience and Burnout: Can You Make the Switch
- Relaxation Techniques
- Strategies for Controlling Your Anger
- Be Mindful: 'Tis the Season to be Mellow
- How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout Your Work Day
Next Steps
- Aid for Impaired Residents (AIRS)
- Psychotherapist Resources
- UTHSC Counselor, Clay Woemmel
- U of M
- Headspace
- YogaGlo
- Naturespace (Apple)
- Breathpacer (Apple)
- Lightning Bug Sleep App (Android)
- Sleepytime
- Well-Bring and Burnout
- ACGME Requirement (see Section VI)
- ACGME Well-being Website (toolkit for program directors)
- National Academy of Medicine
- AAMC
- AMA
- Healthcare Professional Burnout, Depression and Suicide Prevention by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- When Perfect isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism by Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone
- Doctors' Marriages: A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions by Michael F. Myers
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
- Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control by Pavel Somov
- Mindful Eating by Jan Chozen Bays, MD
- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Christopher K. Gerner
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Trauma Surgeon Shares Story of Involuntary Commitment, Redemption by Dinah Miller, MD
- Breaking the Stigma: A Physician's Perspective on Self-Care and Recovery by Adam B. Hill, MD
- Working towards Wellness: Exploring Burnout and Resiliency in Physicians by Anita Everett, MD
- Personal Best by Atul Gawande, MD
- Failure and Rescue by Atul Gawande, MD
- Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention by David Hochman
- Editing Your Life's Stories can Create Happier Endingsby Lulu Miller
- A Mindful Approach to Failure by Nicole Bayes-Fleming
- “I Shall Be Released.” Restorative Justice Techniques Can Address Healthcare Burnout & Attrition
Overburdened by professional or personal stress? All our residents have access to the Cigna EmployeeAssistance Program (EAP), giving access to professional and personal counseling, home life resources such as child, elder, and pet care programs, repairs, and more. The EAP also offers a number of webinars on life and professional management. The EAP is available by phone, email, or online through your Cigna account.