Balancing physical, emotional, spiritual and community health.

Feinberg supports me through yoga in the library, coffee in AWOME and fall break. Most importantly, Feinberg supports me through the people who ask how my day was or share a laugh with me.”

For me, wellness means being able to find meaning in what I do by connecting with my community, as well as finding time to spend with those I love and doing the things I enjoy. While it is hard to incorporate these, I find it necessary to my wellbeing.”

Medical school is filled with good and bad stressors. The wellness curriculum helps students manage these stressors and also sustain a healthy balance in their daily lives. Feinberg's support of a wellness program shows me they value the physical, mental and emotional health of all students.”

My go-to social activity is to get friends together to make food and sing loudly (no complaints from neighbors yet), but I will also occasionally burst into one-person karaoke parties after a good study session. A healthy mind, body and spirit make a happy me.”

For me, wellness is intimately linked with confidence. When I take care of myself by exercising regularly, eating healthfully, prioritizing sleep and engaging in thoughtful reflection, I feel both physically and emotionally stronger and more confident. This translates into better care for my patients.”

Work-life balance has come from realizing that my work is better when my life is better. Instead of making the two mutually exclusive and feeling like I can only be improving "work" or "life" at once, I see the two as intertwined and affecting one another.”

Like most worthwhile things in life, achieving a healthy work-life balance takes hard work and sacrifice. It is a delicate process of making sure to not stretch yourself too thin while also striving for your personal best. And no matter what, it's always a work in progress.”

I make sure I'm investing in my own health by eating well, working out by running, climbing, lifting, biking and seeing my friends as much as possible and spending quality time with the pup. I try to have at least an hour every day that is explicitly for something that is not work.”

Daily meditation and mindfulness-based stress reduction have propelled me through medical school. Not sure how I would have made it without them.”

I have check boxes to make sure I'm doing everything I need to feel good. How long has it been since I hung out with my friends? When was the last time I spent a whole day outside? It's pretty nerdy to have an accounting for these things, but nobody got to doctor school by not being a nerd first.”