VUMC Faculty & Physician Well-being Resources

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VUMC Faculty & Physician Well-being Resources

  • New Faculty Resources - A collection of resources to help VUMC faculty establish care with a primary care physician or dentist, as well as connect with the Vanderbilt Physician Parent Group.
  • Building Financial LIteracy - A 3-step toolkit designed to strengthen your financial well-being whether you are an early career physician, a faculty member preparing for retirement, or somwhere in-between.
  • VWell Well-being Resources Toolkit - A one-page directory of the top well-being resources avaialble for VUMC faculty. 
  • Professional Skills Development Program  - A coaching program designed to support faculty and physicians in maximizing their highest personal and professional potential.
  • Peer Support Programs at VUMC - Peer Support Teams are equipped to identify early signs of stress and burnout among peers and to offer guidance or referrals to resources, as appropriate.
  • Workplace Violence Prevention - A brief overview of workplace violence prevention and available VUMC resources to respond to incidents and provide staff support.
  • SHARE Center - Confidential counseling and consultation to VUMC faculty, staff, and Allied Health students who have experienced or witnessed workplace sexual harassment.
  • PULSE Huddle - A peer support resource designed to "take your emotional pulse" in a brief 3-5 minutes huddle by acknowledging difficult events in realt-time; often utilized following a death to help a team gain some closure, pay their respect to the patient, and honor the efforts of the health care team.
  • eStar Support- The HealthIT team offers a variety of resources to support providers in their use of clinical systems, including eStar.
  • The White Coat Investor-  A resource designed for physicians interested in learning more about personal finance including information for beginners, intermediates and experts.
  • Doris Duke Partners Program - Support for early career faculty who are facing exceptional care giving challenges. PARTNERS helps to restore stability and protect promising research careers by offering professional and personal "extra hands".
  • Update Your Provider Name and/or Marital Status - Toolkit with tips and links for updating provider name and/or marital status within VUMC, as well as external agencies.
  • Quiz Time Module – When Clinicians Struggle: Finding Support at VUMC – A Quiz Time module that will equip clinicians to recognize well-being needs in themselves and in their colleagues, while ensuring they know how to find and utilize support resources available through the Faculty & Physician Wellness Program.