Well-being in the Curriculum
Below are examples of how well-being is woven throughout the curriculum.
People and Processes that Span the Curricular Experience:
- Academic advisors
- Peer tutors
- Medical Student Council and Committee for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice meetings with the Dean
- Student leadership on all medical school committees
- Curriculum thread on Equity and Social Justice
- Strong processes to address mistreatment and harassment
- Opportunities to engage in activities offered in other schools at Yale
Pre-clerkship:
- Ungraded pre-clerkship curriculum
- Anonymous qualifiers with extended time
- Limited mandatory sessions
- Remediation coach/Remediation policy
- Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Clinical Experience; featured on the news
- Medical Coach Experience; featured on the news
- Career panel discussion lunches in the Master Courses
- Faculty modeling wellbeing
- Summer off to engage in research
Clerkships:
- Precedes that unite the class four times a year
- Reflective writing at the end of each 12 week block (four times a year)
- Transition session on staying well in the clerkships
- Flex time to attend to personal needs
- “Time to Talk about It” session on mental health
- Power Day, Power Hour, and Empower Hour
Advanced Training Period:
- Enormous flexibility to explore electives and conduct research
- Protected interview time for residency
- Time to pursue joint degrees
- Opportunities for fully-funded research and other research funding
- Funding and support for participating in Global Clinical Electives