Resident Wellness

Statement: Our program is a community of residents and faculty that believes that the health and well-being of our profession is as important as that of the patients in our care. Due to increasing burnout among physicians nationwide, our Internal Medicine Residency Program has created a Resident Wellness Committee. The committee aims to collaborate and coordinate the promotion and insurance of the total well-being of AtlantiCare residents. We recognize caring and compassion as core values of healthcare providers, and therefore physician wellness is a key aim of our program. Current efforts of the committee include resident retreats, monthly wellness noon conferences, easy access to a wide variety of mental health resources, resident happy hours, and other wellness-related activities and events throughout the year.

Do you fear that you will feel stress during your residency because you will never have any personal time during the week? Ever wonder if you will ever have a chance to make a doctor or dentist appointment, take your car in for repairs, go to the post office, or get a haircut? Fear not, because our program will offer you a Wellness Half-Day off work at least every quarter during your ambulatory block to take care of your personal affairs. Even if you simply want to use that time to relax and binge watch your favorite show, we will never question how you use that time.