The goal of this committee is to promote a sense of community and belonging for all trainees with the aim of decreasing the levels of burnout and increasing professional fulfillment. The committee meets quarterly.
Co-chairs
- Laura Fitzmaurice, MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCI Health; Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education, UCI School of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCI School of Medicine
- Sonali Iyer, MD – Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UCI School of Medicine
2024 GME Wellness Committee Mini-Grant Awardees
The 2024 GME Wellness Committee Mini-Grant recipients will be piloting interventions with the goal of positively impacting the well-being of our trainees.
Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in Health Care Professionals — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
PI: Shiho Ito, MD (program director), Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Cultivating Resilience: a curriculum to strengthen coping skills and trauma response
PI: Julia Bregand-White, MD (program director), Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program
Onco-Fit Firm: fostering connection and resilience through supportive cohorts
PI: Brian Warnecke, DO (PGY-5), Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship Program
Resident Olympics: A UCI Health-wide resident/fellow fitness competition pilot
PI: Michael Angerbauer, MD (PGY-2), Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program
Resident Group Counseling for New or Expecting Parents
PI: Dina Khoury, MD (PGY-3), Psychiatry Residency Program
A Multi-Pronged Approach to Sustainable Wellness for the Plastic Surgery Department
PI: Asha Nanda, MD (PGY-1), Plastic Surgery Residency Program
