Resident Wellness Retreat- February 17, 2021
This Retreat was sponsored by the UMMC Resident-APP Wellness Committee and was conceived to provide education regarding burnout and wellness in medicine, to equip our trainees with tools to foster resilience, and to promote an opportunity to network and enhance a sense of community. The target audience for this initial retreat was residents in the "middle" of their training (PGY2's in non-procedural specialties and PGY3's in surgical/procedural disciplines) with plans to extend it to other trainees subsequently.
The Day's Events:
9:00 am Welcome
- Michael Jablonover, MD
9:20 am Keynote Address: Burnout and Individual Wellness Strategies
- Jan Serwint, MD Guest speaker from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fostering Resilience During Stressful Times
10:05 am Individualized Wellness Plan
- Erin Giudice, MD
10:15 am Module A - Breakout Group Discussion
- Participants will be in mixed groups
- Individuals will develop their own wellness plans
10:40 am Large Group Wrap Up
- Erin Giudice, MD
10:50 am Break
11:00 am Facilitated Break
All participants will choose one activity and join that breakout room
- Art Therapy
- Chair Yoga
- Guided Meditation
- Mindful Walk
11:30 am Module B - Institutional Strategies Promoting Well-Being and Resiliency
- Jason Custer, MD
12:00 pm Breakout Group Discussions
- Participants will be in groups by program
- Challenge the team to address wellness/resiliency and take that back to PD
- Develop programmatic wellness statement and share with PD and other program trainees
12:30 pm Report Back to Large Group
- Jason Custer, MD & Jan Serwint, MD
1:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Facilitated Break
All participants will choose one activity and join that breakout room
- Art Therapy
- Chair Yoga
- Guided Meditation
- Mindful Walk
2:00 pm Module C- Joy and Meaning at Work
- Jan Serwint, MD & Natalia Kubicki, MD
2:20 pm Breakout Group Discussion
- Participants will be in same mixed group as in Module A
- Discuss positive patient experiences/memories
- Focus on positives
2:50 pm Report Back to Large Group
- Jan Serwint, MD & Natalia Kubicki, MD
3:10 pm Conclusion
- Jan Serwint, MD & Michael Jablonover, MD