How has the concept of trainee wellness evolved in the last year?

The concept of wellness looks very different now that it did one year ago. How has the idea of physician wellness evolved since the onset of COVID and what can trainees do to ensure they are making their own mental health a priority? Dr.Nausheen Syed, a PGY3 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, shares her insights about how her training program has handled the uniques challenges to trainee wellness that have transpired since the onset of the pandemic.

In this episode we discuss the following:  

• How wellness is defined within the context of training programs.  

• How the concept of well-being has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

• What kinds of interventions need to be in place to support physician well-being during times of potentiated stress.  

• How to address protocols for trainee protection during a pandemic.  

• Challenges in supply and demand of PPE. 

• What programs can do in the future to address critical needs when acute, unexpected changes occur.