Resident Wellness Resources
Video resources on suicide prevention
Make the Difference: Preventing Medical Trainee Suicide
by Mayo Clinic
Physician Suicide: What medical students need to know
Dominic King | TEDxCWRU
Resiliency apps
Virgin Pulse app: Employees of Trinity Health can register and get discounts on health benefits based on the number of points earned from tracking, completing or learning about activities that improve health and resilience.
State of Mind by Smiling Mind: Free app from a non-profit down under that teaches you how to meditate. It crosses several domains and age groups.
ACGME AWARE app: This app is designed for residents to provide them “with an array of tools to help them identify opportunities to improve their well-being and strategies for promoting resilience.”
ACGME AWARE podcasts: These podcasts address well-being of residents and physicians, generally ranging in length from 20-30 minutes.
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Dial 9-8-8 for 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress.
Podcasts on wellness and burnout prevention
The Curbsiders: Get well and avoid the 54 percent
The On Being Project: This is a website with podcasts that explore the intersection between spiritual inquiry, science, social healing and the arts.
Resiliency websites
Help Yourself, Help Others: Anonymous Mental Health Screening
Zesty Sleep: The website of Marty Martin, a DePaul professor, that provides tips on how to sleep better.
Jar of lemons: Free healthy cooking and lifestyle tips. Includes some video content.
FIRST Videos and Webinars: Webinars on budgeting and student loan repayment. Free, but registration required.
Building the Best Budget for Medical Residents: Local financial planner who works with physicians. Budget blog and tools including Excel Sheet Budget planner. Residents could connect for more guidance.
The White Coat Investor: A website started by an emergency medicine physician who was interested in investing his money. Widely followed by physicians across the country.
Links to recreation and the arts in and around Philadelphia
All Trails app: If you like hiking, this is the app for you. The free version allows you to look up hiking places all over the world and even download maps and keep track of your favorites.
Let’s Get Outside | Philly Burbs
Places We Protect | The Nature Conservancy
Visit Philadelphia - Arts & Galleries
Live Music Venues in Philadelphia
Specifically for interns
Residency Survival Tip: 6 Things You Need For The Beginning of Intern Year – Thalamus (thalamusgme.com)
Intern Year podcast episode from The Curbsiders
Specifically for exchange visitors
EVSP: Well-being resources (ecfmg.org)