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Well-being & Benefits

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Work life integration is critical to the well-being of those at Yale School of Medicine. The University's Work-Life and Childcare website has many resources to assist with different aspects of this. Understanding what is available can be enormously helpful.

Health & Wellness Resources

Your well-being is a top priority at YSM. We are committed to supporting the health and wellness of every member of our community and have provided information and helpful resources below to help you.

Personal Wellness Consultants Available for You and Your Family

Your Well-Being at Yale offers confidential, one-on-one well-being consultations to YSM faculty and their families at no-cost. Consultants Amy Sceery, PhD, and Rebecca Colasanto, LCSW, are available to support you with a range of issues, such as developing communication strategies to improve interpersonal effectiveness at work or home and addressing work-life issues, such as stress management, anxiety, burnout, and depression. You can schedule virtual and in-person appointments with either Amy or Rebecca through Optum's Employee Assistance Portal.

Yale’s Employee Assistance Resources

Yale’s employee assistance resources offer a wide range of benefits to help you navigate work, academics, and your personal life throughout the life cycle. Learn more about the full range of programs available by visiting Yale’s benefits programs here or by exploring additional information below:

Your Work + Life further helps balance the multiple responsibilities associated with your work, academics, and personal life, including:

Your Finances supports important events in your life, whether you are buying a new home, sending your children to college, or saving for retirement, including:

TIAA financial advisors are available for confidential one-to-one coaching sessions to support your financial and retirement planning. They are available to meet for in-person at the medical school by calling 1-800-732-8353 or you can book an appointment online.

Yale University offers additional opportunities to explore programs and activities across its campuses, including:

New Haven

New Haven offers a wealth of diverse offerings including culture, community and residential areas, and services. The University summarizes these under Living In New Haven.

Child Mental Health: Fostering Wellness in Children

Pros4Peers, a program between YSM’s Office of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD) and the Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) from the YSM-YNHHS Aligned Clinician Enterprise, was designed to exchange professional expertise among Yale’s medical community, improve well-being, foster a caring and connected culture, and strengthen a sense of belonging among faculty, staff, and students across the health system.

It's latest offering, Child Mental Health: Fostering Wellness in Children, a four-part webinar series exploring new insights and the latest research findings with faculty from the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC), launched in May, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. To view the webinars, click here: (link to Read More).