Office for Well-Being

Meditation Mondays
Mondays, 8-8:30am on Zoom
Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director of the Office for Well-Being for a guided meditation session on Monday mornings. Register and receive Zoom link

Midweek Meditations
Wednesdays, 8-8:30am on Zoom
Join a different guest meditation leader every week for a guided meditation session on Wednesday mornings.  
Register and receive Zoom link

TEDxMGH May - Adventures in Norm-Breaking
Dr. Anne Levy the challenges and fulfillment of breaking norms as she followed her dreams, from Indiana to New England to France and back to the US. Click here for her inspiring story

Are you interested in giving a TEDxMGH talk? Click here to submit your story!

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.

Latest session-

An Ear-Training Session with Professor Joo Park
November 18th | 12-1pm  -  Watch the webinar
Professor Joo Park created rhythmic and melodic exercises while participants explored their ear skills to listen for the correct notation of rhythm and pitch.

Upcoming sessions-

Yoga at Your Desk
December 2nd | 12-1pm
Lisa Staffiere, LICSW, CEAP, RYT, will lead a 60-minute webinar to stretch your tight muscles and ease your worries. This is for great for people that spend a lot of time at the computer.

Instant Gratification – The Practice of Spontaneous Thank You Notes
December 16th | 12-1pm
Anne Levy, PhD, will help participants tap into their creativity and compose their own stories.

Painting with Troods
January 13th | 12-1pm
Patricia Nolan-Brown, BA (aka Troods), will be demonstrating her favorite way to paint, which anyone can learn.

Visit the Fun Fridays MS Stream channel to watch former sessions

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Do you have a teachable talent you would like to share? Click here to submit your Fun Friday idea! 

These grants (up to $750 per year) will help defray the cost of professional training or continuing education around resilience and well-being. The grant is open to clinicians and investigators. 

Eligibility: Graduate students, post-docs, residents, fellows, and faculty, whether clinicians or investigators. Primary appointment at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Click here for more information - next cycle will open in January 2023.

The MGH Wellness Champions were asked to list the three words that represent key values and goals for well-being in our institution. This Word Cloud presents their vision.






Participating faculty and staff in the MGH Wellness Champions program, by department:

Anesthesia

• Seun Johnson-Akeju, MD

Dermatology

• Evelyn Lilly, MD

Emergency Medicine

• Kimo Takayesu, MD

Medicine

• Kerri Palamara-McGrath, MD

Molecular Biology

• Caryn Oppenheim

Neurology

• Reiner See, MD

Neurosurgery

• Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Lori R. Berkowitz, MD

Ophthalmology

• Neena Haider, PhD

Orthopedics

• Gleeson Rebello, MD, MBBS

Otolaryngology

• Mark Varvares, MD

Pathology

• David M. Langenau, PhD
• Dennis Sgroi, MD

Pediatrics

• Susan Hata, MD
• Robert M. Meyer, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Cheri Blauwet, MD
• Ariana Vora, MD

Psychiatry

• John Herman, MD
• Jeff Huffman, MD

Radiation Oncology

• Jennifer Wo, MD

Radiology

• Connie Chang, MD

Surgery

• Beth Frates, MD
• Antonia (Apple) Stephen, MD

Urology

• Michael Blute, MD
• Jonathan Modest

Check out this inspiring talk on Well-Being!
As part of the Quality, Humanism and Professionalism series, Dr. Shannon Scott-Vernaglia gave a phenomenal presentation on health and well-being for the MGH Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds.
Watch the recording

Check out "Stories that Heal: Supporting Each Other Through the Darkness of Depression"
Drs. Shannon Scott-Vernaglia and Megan Fix confront the sensitive topic of depression, prevalent in healthcare providers but most often left unaddressed, by sharing their own stories. They encourage storytelling as a healing act and a way to decrease the stigma of seeking help and demonstrate how each of us in academic medicine can support one another and change the norm of silence around mental health issues. Watch the recording or listen to podcast.