{"id":110252,"date":"2023-01-23T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=110252"},"modified":"2026-10-22T08:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:57:42","slug":"what-is-medical-school-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/health\/what-is-medical-school-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"happy students wellness cooking event\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0454-sm-v-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Medical School Wellbeing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Mission and Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our mission at Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine is to promote effective behaviors that help students navigate through the inherent stresses of medical school. We are committed to providing diverse offerings in collaboration with the student body that focus on cultivating compassion for oneself and others, building resiliency and improving the overall quality of student life.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to see our students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possess the self-awareness to assess the state of their wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Know how to access support and resources when personal and academic challenges arise<\/li>\n<li>Recognize that both academic performance and clinical care are impacted by the wellbeing of the learner\/practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Leave medical school equipped in achieving excellence in healthcare by continuing a lifestyle that takes care of themselves first<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resources:<\/p>\n<p>AAMC. (n.d.). AAMC statement on commitment to clinician well-being and resilience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/media\/23696\/download\">https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/media\/23696\/download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Keck School of Medicine of USC Office of Well-Being<\/i>. Keck School of Medicine of USC . (n.d.). <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/office-of-well-being\/\">https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/office-of-well-being\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wellbeing-resources\/\">Learn about resources, tips, and more in the different dimensions of wellbeing.<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109605 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2022\/12\/Well-Being-Wheel-v3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ylvaduke@bu.edu\">Ylva Duke<\/a>, Program Coordinator for Wellbeing &amp; Advising<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ngcicca@bu.edu\">Nichole Ciccarelli<\/a>, EdM, Director of Student Affairs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:symes@bu.edu\">Karen Symes<\/a>, PhD, <span>Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Biochemistry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hjackson@bu.edu\">Angela Jackson<\/a>, MD, <span>Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Medical School Wellbeing? 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