Faculty Supervisors:
- Chaplain Linda Golding
- Psychiatry Attending Dr. Paula Askalsky
Resident wellness will be addressed through several approaches:
Noon conference series:
Each class meets monthly with a moderator from outside the neurology department (Dr. Askalsky or Linda Golding) to discuss broad topics such as resilience, mediation, and mindfulness techniques and also to process, as a group, any recent issues impacting the residents. There is also a yearly lecture on sleep deprivation and burnout.
“Neuro Family”:
Each resident will be part of a team composed of a PGY1, PGY2, PGY3, and PGY4 resident all paired with a faculty member. Faculty members will serve as resources to discuss challenges in both work and life and will meet with the residents several times per year.
Wellness Half Days:
Once every four weeks, each residents will have a “wellness” half day during his/her clinic block. During that half day, the residents are not scheduled for sick pull and are recommended to go an activity that will enhance their sense of wellness.
Resident retreats:
Each class will have a retreat one day a year where they are excused from their work duties for the day. They will have coverage from the other residents and will be able to spend the day doing a fun activity. This will allow for a day of team-building and decompression away from the hospital.
Bi-annual psychiatry check-ins:
Each resident meets twice per year with the GME psychiatrist Dr. Laurel Mayer. The residents can opt out of this meeting.
Updated 7/25/24