Wellness for the LSU OBGYN Residents
Our department is dedicated to physician wellbeing, and we fully support wellness events, education, and self-care for our residents.
We have a Wellness Committee who is responsible for scheduling of wellness activities to support this mission. The committee is made up of residents and is supported by faculty throughout the year.
The vision statement for resident well-being is as follows:
"In our department of OBGYN at LSU New Orleans, wellness is not just a checkbox, but an innate sense of fulfilling ourselves as humans. We aim to learn the art of self-care so that we can pour the best versions of ourselves into our work. We hope to care for our patients not only by clinical acumen, but by example. As a resident, the unique role of both full-time learner and full-time physician collide into a finite, intense experience. But throughout it all, we don't let our residents forget they are human first."
Wellness Events for 2024:
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Quarterly Wellness Afternoons
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Mardi Gras Parade Watching
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Birthday Celebrations
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Spring 2024 Resident Retreat
- GRADUATION!
INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES
Physician Well-Being
As healthcare professionals are exposed to high levels of distress in the course of their profession and are therefore susceptible to experiencing burnout, LSUHSC recognizes that prioritizing self-care has ripple effects. Often times, communication is improved, better decisions are made, errors are decreased and attitudes are raised. LSUHSC recognizes that taking care of oneself will in turn improve patient care, personal relationships and the LSUHSC community as a whole.
As an institution, the Campus Assistance Program is a free service that exists to support the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of residents, students, faculty, staff and immediate family members in order to promote the overall health and effectiveness of the LSUHSC community.
In 2019, the School of Medicine formulated the LSUHSC Wellness Krewe: Self-Care for Health Care. The goal of the Wellness Krewe is to promote a healthy learning and working environment, building resiliency, and personal well-being among faculty, staff, residents and students in LSUHSC's School of Medicine and the Health Sciences Center.
In addition, the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has an abundant amount of resources available through the AWARE platform for residents and fellows designed to promote well-being among residents, fellows, faculty members and others in the GME community.