{"id":30877,"date":"2024-01-02T09:35:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=30877"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:31:50","slug":"fellow-well-being","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/nephrology-fellowship\/fellow-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-30877\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-30877-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-30877-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>At the University of Connecticut Nephrology Fellowship program we aim to create a culture of well-being by supporting our fellows to maintain healthy work-life balance, and pursue healthy lifestyle choices.<\/p>\n<h3>MENTORSHIP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior fellows mentor junior fellows in personal and professional growth<\/li>\n<li>Faculty help foster academic, personal and professional growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>IN THE WORKPLACE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Well-Being Week (March)<\/li>\n<li>Lunch\/Dinner with Faculty Several Times a Year outside the work place<\/li>\n<li>Annual Holiday Party<\/li>\n<li>Events outside of the workplace based on fellows\u2019 interests e.g. fall hike, apple picking, escape room, dinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GME BENEFITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 Weeks Vacation<\/li>\n<li>Parental Leave<\/li>\n<li>Health Benefits \u2013 Vision, Dental, Medical<\/li>\n<li>Free Mental Health Counseling<\/li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Program<\/li>\n<li>Education\/Conference Funds<\/li>\n<li>On-Campus Subsidized Gym Membership<\/li>\n<li>Life Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Salary Advance: Up to $2,000 with no interest for new incoming fellows before receiving first paycheck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>UConn School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education is committed to supporting the well-being of all our residents and fellows during their training program. For a full list of resources offered through UConn Health, the Capital Area Health Consortium and the broader community, please visit the Graduate Medical Education Office <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/well-being\/\">Well-Being website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Wellness in the Medical Literature<\/h3>\n<p>The most recent key articles addressing physician and physician trainee wellness and well being:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2677479?redirect=true\">Physician Well-being and the Regenerative Power of Caring. April 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2677478?redirect=true\">Charter on Physician Well-being. April 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinicproceedings.org\/article\/s0025-6196(17)30690-0\/fulltext\">Physician Burnout\u2014A Leading Indicator of Health System Performance? November 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Group Hiking\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Hiking-Group-770-400.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Hiking-Group-770-400-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Hiking-Group-770-400-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Hiking-Group-770-400-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Hiking-Group-770-400.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Fellows at Lunch\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-at-Lunch.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-at-Lunch-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-at-Lunch-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-at-Lunch-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-at-Lunch.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Group at Lunch\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Lunch.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Lunch-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Lunch-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Lunch-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Lunch.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"4\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Fellows Kidney Week sign\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-Kidney-Week-Sign.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-Kidney-Week-Sign-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-Kidney-Week-Sign-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-Kidney-Week-Sign-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Fellows-Kidney-Week-Sign.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Group at dinner\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Dinner.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Dinner-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Dinner-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Dinner-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Dinner.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"6\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Group in front of conference poster\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-in-front-of-conference-sign.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-in-front-of-conference-sign-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-in-front-of-conference-sign-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-in-front-of-conference-sign-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-in-front-of-conference-sign.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Group at Conference\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Conference.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Conference-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Conference-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Conference-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Group-at-Conference.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Three fellows in maternity\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Three-Fellows-in-maternity.jpg 770w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-01.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-01-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-01-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-01-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-01.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-30877-0-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"440\" alt=\"Nephrology Fellowship Escape Room 03\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-03.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-03-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-03-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-03-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Nephrology-Fellowship-Escape-Room-03.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 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