UC Well
The mission of UC Well is to cultivate a culture of well-being across the organization through education, connection, and positive interactions.
Programming
UC Well Programming strategy consists of 4 components.
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Professional Fulfillment
A sense of happiness or meaningfulness, self-worth, self-efficacy, and satisfaction at work
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Health & Well-Being
Comprehensive services tailored to the unique needs of physicians and their physical, mental, and emotional wellness
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Collegiality
A sense of companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility
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Ease of Practice
Helping to reduce EHR, administrative, and operational burdens and quality/safety
Faculty Peer Coaching
UC Well is now offering faculty peer coaches to enhance professional fulfillment and wellbeing. Our faculty physician peer coaches are dedicated to helping colleagues achieve their professional goals and improve their overall wellbeing through a supportive and collaborative coaching experience.
Our Peer Coaching program is designed to support junior and mid-career faculty as they navigate their career paths in a complex, dynamic, and occasionally challenging environment. Coaches will help set goals, pinpoint obstacles and opportunities, and explore viable solutions, all while prioritizing wellness.
UC Well has sponsored the training of 14 Peer Coaches, each receiving over 24 hours of training from Sandy Scott, an International Coaching Federation certified Master Coach. Coachees will be paired with a trained Peer Coach and receive 5 sessions over 6 months, matched based on professional goals and availability.
Alexis Warren, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Andrea Nath Shogan
Associate Professor of Surgery
Fabiana Araujo
Assistant Professor of Adult Psychiatry
Hiba Haider
Associate Professor of Neurology
Melissa Tesher
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Allison Dalton
Associate Professor SOM of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Ronald N. Cohen
Professor of Medicine
of Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition
Neda Laiteerapong
Associate Professor of Medicine
Weiwei Lee
Professor of Medicine
Doriane Miller
Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Professor of Medicine
Yasmin Hasan
Associate Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Zehra Aftab
Assistant Professor of Adult Psychiatry
Josephine Kim
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Martin Herman
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
#WhatToFix Program
The #WhatToFix program is a single point of contact for clinicians and teams to advance fixable challenges for prioritization and resolution. You can nominate ways to ease your local practice by simply typing “What to fix” into the ServiceNow search engine (see below) or click the link HERE.
Let’s Eat!
Starting October 31, 2023, Faculty can enjoy a free meal Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at our two designated locations:
CCD Physician Lounge 7th Floor 7-190 (NW corner of staff area)
Comer Faculty Lounge 1st floor K-140 (Near Comer ED)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Breakfast 8:00AM* | Lunch 11:30AM* | Lunch 11:30AM* |
While supplies last*
Small Grants for Wellness
Our small grants program offers $100-500 to contribute to local wellness initiatives.
UC Well Team
Bree Andrews, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, is the inaugural Chief Wellness and Vitality Officer for Physicians for the Biological Sciences Division and the University of Chicago Medicine, charged with assessing the state of wellness in the organization and implementing programs that will improve ease of practice, collegiality, and resilience.
Dr. Andrews’ team include Well-Being Directors, who lead departmental activity related to the engagement and well-being of clinical faculty, and program manager, who helps to develop and implement initiatives/programs centered around well-being.
This team was brought together by department leadership and faculty who want to impact well-being across the organization.
Well-Being Directors:
Dr. Allison Dalton – Anesthesia
Dr. Lisa Vinci– Medicine
Dr. Hiba Haider– Neurology
Dr. Martin Herman– Neurosurgery
Dr. Alexis Warren– Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Dr. Lindsay Alpert– Pathology
Dr. Grace Mak– Surgery
Dr. Os Ahmed– Radiology
Dr. Anne McCall & Dr. Yasmin Hasan– Radiation Oncology
Dr. Nicholas Maassen– Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Melissa Tesher & Dr. Tomas Munoz– Pediatrics
Dr. Josephine Kim– Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Bryan Hendrickson– Family Medicine
Dr. Fabiana Araujo & Dr. Zahra Aftab– Psychiatry