{"id":23083,"date":"2021-04-26T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T18:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=23083"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:21:06","slug":"fellow-life-and-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/pediatric-pulmonology-fellowship\/fellow-life-and-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Life and Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Fellow<\/div>

We understand the importance of well-being during training and beyond. In order facilitate learning professional and personal skills that will keep them engaged and resilient throughout their careers, we offer a variety of well-being activities. We have two formal departmental retreats October and April to focus on well-being. The October Retreat reviews specific well-being techniques such as relaxation breathing and imagery. The April Retreat reviews professionalism and finding work\/life balance. In addition, the program director has frequent formal and informal check ins with the fellow to assist in maintenance of well-being. We have created a special office space for our fellows within the division to assist in quiet time for learning during the day as well as to promote mindfulness during busy clinical months.<\/p>\n

At the institutional level, we have implemented a self-assessment tool for fellows to monitor their level of stress\/burnout. Free, confidential counseling\/mental health services are provided to any fellow who feels they are in need.<\/p>\n

The fellowship programs at Connecticut Children's also participate in a Reflective Practice and Leadership series, through the Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows' Core Curriculum. This is a longitudinal initiative in which once monthly fellows will meet with a group of facilitators, including faculty mentors to discuss clinical, psycho-social, career, personal, and ethical challenges that they face as professionals. The model is designed to help trainees analyze and manage complex professional problems through collaborative team discussions\/mentoring by faculty and peers.<\/p>\n

The Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Administrative team seeks to aid fellows in reducing stress in many areas of their program. Recent initiatives include:<\/p>\n