ACGME Well-Being Podcasts Building Resilience: Preventive Interventions for Mental Health in Medicine
Sep 13, 2024
Mukta Panda, a CLER Field Representative at the ACGME, and Paul Chelminski, a Professor of Medicine at UNC, share insights on building mental health resilience in medicine. They dive into the critical role of connection and belonging, revealing how these elements combat despair. The discussion highlights alarming mental health struggles among medical professionals and offers practical strategies to foster supportive environments. Emphasizing empowerment and gratitude, they outline interventions that can transform workplace dynamics and promote well-being.
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Connection and Belonging Heal Despair
- A core cause of despair in medicine is the lack of connection and belonging.
- Connection to others and to meaning nourishes hope and counters loneliness.
Suicide Prevention Stairwell Net
- Paul Chelminski described a suicide prevention net installed in a Harvard stairwell.
- It symbolized the stark, isolating contrast between rich social environments and hidden despair in medicine.
Build Belonging with Rituals
- Cultivate belonging by building self-awareness and creating intentional rituals with vulnerability.
- Share daily feelings openly to foster mutual support and reduce loneliness in healthcare teams.
