Professional Development

Physician Wellness Program (Spring 2026)

Week 1: Foundations of Physician Wellness

Session objectives include defining wellness in medical practice and assessing personal wellness status

Week 2: Stress, Resilience, and Burnout

Session objectives include identifying stressors in practice and understanding resilience and adaptive strategies

Week 3: Time Management and Boundary Setting

Session objectives include exploring work-life integration and practicing saying no and delegation

Week 4: Mindfulness and Emotional Regulation

Session objectives include practicing presence and self-awareness, and introducing emotional regulation tools

Week 5: Physical Well-being and Sleep Hygiene

Session objectives include evaluating fitness, nutrition, sleep habits and planning realistic changes

Week 6: Relational Health and Communication

Session objectives include exploring the impact of social support and learning relational repair and empathy skills

Week 7: Spiritual and Professional Meaning

Session objectives include exploring purpose, spirituality, and legacy and reconnecting with professional values

Week 8: Creating a Personal Wellness Plan

Session objectives include synthesizing learning into action and committing to sustainable habits

Next session: November 3, 2025
9am Eastern Time

Please join us on Monday, August 4th. 2025, for the next event in our BSOM Chair Development Series. We will be featuring how to effectively teach. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Cindy Hart, on Understanding Medical Organizations. 

Topics in our Chair Development Series:

• Effective Budgeting
• Developing Academic Faculty
• Teaching Excellence
• Managing Research Programs
• Managing Conflict
• Physician Wellness