Check-in With Yourself
Check In With Yourself
Checking in with yourself is an important part of emotional and mental well-being. Quillen College of Medicine provides self-screening tools, wellness resources and student support programs to help students reflect on stress, resilience and overall wellness. These resources are intended to support self-awareness and encourage students to seek help when needed.
Emotional and Mental Health Self-Screening Tools
Self-screening tools can help students reflect on emotional well-being and identify areas where additional support may be helpful. These tools are available for topics including altruism, anxiety, depression, emotional intelligence, happiness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, relationship trust, stress, substance use and unconscious bias.
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Emotional Wellness Toolkit
The National Institutes of Health wellness toolkit offers strategies to support emotional health. Topics on the current page include maintaining a positive outlook, reducing stress, getting quality sleep, coping with loss or failure, strengthening social connections and practicing mindfulness.
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AAMC Wellness Resources
APA Resilience Resources
The American Psychological Association resources on this page focus on resilience and hardiness. These materials are intended to help students better understand stress and build healthy coping skills. The current page includes resources on turning stressful circumstances into opportunities and building resilience.
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Self-Assessment, Resilience and Burnout Presentations
ETSU Quillen College of Medicine offers presentations on self-assessment, resilience and burnout. According to the page, these presentations are scheduled during orientation and are also available on demand to help students develop strategies for handling stress and recognizing signs of burnout.
Learning Communities
Quillen learning communities are designed to support peer connection and student wellness. The page states that students are placed into one of four learning communities, with the goal of encouraging both vertical and horizontal student interaction and building peer support.
Big Sib Program
The Big Sib program connects first-year students with peer mentors. The page explains that students receive an invitation shortly after matriculation and complete a survey to support the matching process. The goal of the program is to foster connection and support, especially during the first two years of medical school.
Wellness Station Resources
The Student Study Center includes wellness station resources intended to support student well-being. The current page mentions supplies for wellness, outdoor seating, a communal kitchen and a basketball court.