OB-GYN Residency Program - Resident Life/Wellness

Emotional:

• Mentorship Family lines: contract of confidentially, pairs of PGY1 + PGY 3, PGY 2 + PGY4
• Access to counseling services through Inova Employee Assistance Program 800-346-0110
• Counselor workshops to discuss topics: death and dying: the impact on physicians, power of positive thinking + positive interactions and resilience in residency Financial: Workshops focused on life skills: creating a personal budget, contract reading and job searching, taxes and student loan information payment options

Financial:

Workshops focused on life skills: creating a personal budget, contract reading and job searching, taxes and student loan information payment options

Social:

Three times a year, the residents participate in a resident retreat. This is an opportunity for residents to get to know one another on a more personal level, spend time together outside of the hospital setting, participate in team building activities and have discussions on ways to continue to improve and strengthen the training program. The retreat is fully supported by administration. All residents participate and are excused during clinical activities and responsibilities during this time.

• Calendar for resident events including birthday and life celebrations
• Weddings and life celebrations coverage: If invited, whole class can attend
• Coverage so that each class can spend ½ day outing: PGY1 (August – Sept), PGY2 (Oct-Dec), PGY 3 (Feb-March), PGY4 (April – May)

Spiritual:

It is part of our curriculum to prioritize activities including yoga, painting, mediation and massage therapy.

• Access to the Inova Joan and Russell Hitt Center for Healthy Living. This fitness center has flexible hours (5:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.) and costs $9.80/month (or $15/month for spouse or significant other).
• Fitness challenges throughout the year.
• Mentorship / accountability with Program Director in scheduling preventative care visits every 6 months.
• Prizes are given for improvement in exercise and attending preventative care health visit.
• Nutrition workshops review healthy eating options in the cafeteria, South Side Café, and Park Avenue Deli on the medical campus.

Intellectual:

Our individualized curriculum allows for the expansion of knowledge and skills based on the strengths and interests of each individual resident. Examples include elective opportunities, intern school throughout year and 2-week block at end of academic year to practice/prepare for promotion to the next year.

Occupational:

• Administrative time built into didactics (logging cases, modules, etc.)
• Workshops on work-life balance and healthy work relationships
• Regular quality improvement sessions to evaluate clinical working environment for sources of stress

Environmental:

PGY class challenges for call room decorations throughout the year. The residency program enjoys strong support from department and hospital leadership. Resident input is routinely solicited and integrated to improve the program.