Check-in With Yourself
Emotional/Mental Health Self-Screening Tools
Self-screening tools can serve an important role in the overall framework of this aspect of wellness.
- Altruism Screening
- Anxiety Screening
- Depression Screening - Anyone can experience depression
- MDCalc - Patient Health Questionaire
- Emotional Intelligence - How well do you read people
- Happiness - How happy are you? (requires a login for anonymous research purposes.)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Screening
- PTSD Screening
- Relationship Trust Quiz
- Stress Screener
- TAPS - Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication and other substance use tool
- Unconscious Bias
Wellness Toolkit
The National Institute for Health has an Emotional wellness toolkit. This includes suggestions and strategies to keep in mind to improve/manage your emotional health.
- Brighten Your Outlook - Hold on to positive emotions and wake each day by choosing 3 things to be thankful for in your life.
- Reduce Stress - Learn ways to cope with stress. Meditation, physical activity, and social interactions all are some stress relieving options. Find what helps you.
- Get Quality Sleep - Whatever the cause of lack of sleep, studying, stress, or other activities, make a conscious effort to get good sleep. It helps you think more clearly and improves focus.
- Cope with Loss (or Failure) - Grieving takes many faces. Learn healthy ways to help you through difficult times.
- Strengthen Social Connections - Social connections influence biology and well-being. Join a group at Quillen or in the community whether it is local, national, or global. Find one which can engage you and be active in it!
- Be Mindful - This involves being aware of the present and your internal motives and ideas, as well as what is happening around you.
Resources from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Resources from the American Psychological Association (APA)
Research shows hardiness is the key to the resiliency for not only surviving, but
also thriving, under stress. Hardiness enhances performance, leadership, conduct,
stamina, mood, and both, physical and mental health.
- Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Hardiness Helps People Turn Stressful Circumstances into Opportunities
- Building your resilience
QCOM-Presentations on Self-Assessment, Resilience, and Burnout
Presentations are scheduled during orientation and subsequently on demand to equip
students with strategies to handle stress and continuously monitor for signs of burnout.
QCOM - Learning Communities
During the White Coat Ceremony, starting with the Class of 2025, MS1s are sorted into one of four new learning communities. The hope is that it will aid in vertical and horizontal student interactions and provide peer support for wellness. The program is open to all medical students now based on their request to “opt-in” to the sorting process.
QCOM - "Big Sib" Program
Shortly after matriculation, MS1s receive an email invitation to join Big Sib -Little Sib that includes a survey to facilitate the matching process. Information is requested on a personal and professional level, so students are matched who might connect on an emotional level. Although the program's goal is to foster participation during all four years of medical school, students are most active in Big Sib-Little Sib during their first two years.
Wellness Station Resources in Student Study Center
The study center is constantly being re-equipped with supplies to improve student
wellness. Outdoor seating, a communal kitchen and a basketball court.