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Department of Internal Medicine: Faculty Mentoring Program

Well-Being

The Importance of Well-Being

Well-being in academic medicine is a critical issue facing faculty members, clinicians, researchers, residents, and students. The pandemic has only heightened the need to solve the critical issue of well-being in academic medicine.

Resources

UAMS Resources

National Resources

  • Well-being resources curated by the AAMC, including burnout, resilience, meditation, and mindfulness.
  • National Academy of Medicine Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
  • The Science of Well-Being by Yale University (Free). In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. Skills you will gain: gratitude, happiness, meditation, and savoring.

Well-Being Index

The nine-item Well-Being Index is a validated screening tool to evaluate fatigue, depression, burnout, anxiety/stress, and mental/physical quality of life in medical professionals. Please complete the nine questions to compare yourself to normative data from a large national samp

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Sense of Belonging

Belonging or connectedness to other colleagues plays a crucial role in job satisfaction, recruitment, and retention. Please complete the three questions about feeling comfortable at UAMS, valued by UAMS, and part of the UAMS community.

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