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A Week Devoted To Wellness In The Preclinical Phase: Lessons Learned, Nethra S. Ankam, Md

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Posters

Background

During the 2017-2018 academic year, a large private medical college underwent a complete transformation of its curriculum from a primarily lecture based, traditional format to an integrated, longitudinal format that included both time limited blocks and longitudinal threads of content. Wellness, conceptualized at both wellness of the provider and the patient, is one of the eight threads.

Goals

• Provide a structured pause in medical school for you to reflect on your own wellness
• Allow time to explore the ideas of resilience
• Provide time for rejuvenation
• Allow you to start building productive habits to last you throughout your entire medical …