Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OF2-1-4
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Wellness Consultant
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Promoting the Well-Being and Resilience of Health Professional Learners: Developing and Implementing an Interprofessional Academic Wellness Curriculum
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Health professional learners often experience significant distress that can impair their mental health, decision-making, and ability to thrive in their programs. Besides dealing with a demanding academic curriculum, clinical rotations, and constant evaluations, health professional learners also have to respond to their patients in a professional and compassionate manner. It is critical to equip learners with skills to problem solve and develop resilience within a challenging health care system.
Summary of the Innovation
Since 2016, the WELL Office in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University has been working to promote the well-being of learners from the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Ingram School of Nursing, and School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The WELL Office is proactive in reaching learners through the Academic Wellness Curriculum and providing them with tools to becoming problem solving, critical thinking, and resilient health professionals. Concurrently, we are reactive in offering academic and mental health counselling. Curriculum topics include stress and time management, building resilience, finding positive solutions to negative interactions, managing perfectionism, grit, and leadership. The topics are based on feedback from learners in different forums, curriculum evaluations and exit surveys, and input from leadership, faculty, wellness consultants, and Assistant Dean, Student Affairs. Feedback has been positive and the desire for a longitudinal curriculum continues to grow.
Conclusion
This presentation will share the implementation process of the Wellness Curriculum, the nature of the curriculum sessions and feedback from learners, as well as recommendations for the successful development of a curriculum to foster health professional learners' well-being.
Keyword 1
wellness curriculum
Keyword 2
health professional learners
Keyword 3
interprofessional education
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (First choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Student Affairs
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Inter-professional Education
Authors
Presenter
Emily Wasylenko
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
