Volunteering and altruism is good for us and others. It has been shown to minimize stress and improve depression. It can reduce the risk for cognitive impairment. It can even help us live longer. It also appears that giving …
Wellness Wednesday: Calling all poets, writers, photographers, and artists!
Submissions are open for the fourth issue of The Asclepian, the CMSRU Medical Humanities Literary Magazine! (Last year’s issue can be found here)
Submissions must be unpublished original work on a medical topic and may take the form of …
Wellness Wednesday: A Time to Be Thankful
Thanksgiving is a time to remember all we have to be thankful for. And there are ancillary benefits to be thankful. People who regularly experience gratitude appear to recover faster from trauma and injury. They have better and closer personal …
Wellness Wednesday: The Intersection of Art and Medicine
This New England Journal Perspectives piece explores how art and medicine are intertwined, each informing the other. It is a thoughtful reflection on how we communicate from the perspective of an doctor who was an opera singer in another life. …
World Kindness Day
Today is World Kindness Day! Whether it is holding open a door, smiling at someone, or giving an extra minute to listen, today provides an opportunity to consider how our small acts of kindness can have a huge impact …
Resident Wellness, Halloween Edition!
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Halloween-themed wellness event a success! Yesterday included many fun, calming, and relaxing activities for our residents. There was lots of food, music, and two adorable therapeutic dogs on sight, Jack and Alpine. …
Reminder: Annual Halloween Wellness Event
Tomorrow is Cooper GME’s annual Halloween event, taking place from on Thursday, Oct 31st from 11:30 to 1:00 in CC121! Join us for food, games and crafts, therapy dogs, and more!
While you are welcome to come in costume, …
Wellness Wednesday: The Power of Pets
The Cooper GME Wellness Committee will host a continental breakfast tomorrow morning, Wednesday, September 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Center CC105.
Come back in the afternoon for another food event with frozen treats and soft pretzels …
Environmental Wellness: Doing Our Part
Dear colleagues,
In recognition of the global protests for leaders to take climate action, today we highlight environmental wellness as a key aspect of our overall wellness. As physicians, we offer an important perspective on how climate affects health of …
Wellness Wednesday: Financial Wellness
While not the most important thing in life, financial health is a common source of stress, anxiety and fear. The 2017 “Stress in America Survey” revealed that 62% of Americans reported that money was a significant source of stress in …