Wellness and Resilience

Our program has a strong commitment to resident wellbeing and resilience. We are committed to ensuring our residents have balance and a focus on well-being. We aim to achieve this through:

• Annual resident retreats for our senior residents in June
• Annual intern retreat in the fall
• Wellness half days (in addition to regularly scheduled days off and vacation) for residents to use for personal time
• Monthly resident social events coordinated through our Postgraduate Education Committee (PGEC) and our Resident Wellness Committee. Highlights include Orioles' games, pet therapy, waffle day, social gatherings, annual holiday party and others
• A resident lounge specifically for internal medicine residents, open 24/7

We also have a Resident Mentor Program where every intern is paired with a senior resident mentor upon matching with our program.

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House Staff Association (HSA)

Our GME has an HSA that hosts social gatherings, community engagement opportunities and wellness events throughout the year for all residents and fellows at UMMC. A highlight is the annual Valentine's Day Ball at the B&O Museum. 

Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) Program

The University of Maryland Medical Center provides all trainees, faculty and staff immediate and confidential peer-to-peer support during stressful, clinically-related events through RISE.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

EAP counselors assist in managing health and any personal or job-related stressors at no cost. All interns have an EAP appointment scheduled for them during their fall AGIM block for a wellness check in and are encouraged to use EAP services throughout their residency.