Well-Being Services for Resident and Fellow Physicians

GME Well-Being Services provides free and confidential appointments to resident and fellow physicians at University of Iowa Health Care.

Our mission is to support clinicians’ mental health, reduce burnout and distress, and promote overall well-being. There are numerous reasons, personal and professional, why someone might seek services. These include but are not limited to seeking support around an acute stressor, navigating interpersonal concerns, changing behavioral patterns, decreasing symptoms of anxiety or low mood, and coping with the unique stress of being a resident/fellow physician in an academic medical center. We are here to support you throughout this time of simultaneous growth and stress.

How to schedule

Services are provided by GME psychologist Kristin Wurster, PhD.

  • Availability: Monday through Friday between 8:30a-4:30p
  • Location: In-person or via Zoom. In-person appointments are in a private, nonclinical office space in the lower level of the Pomerantz Family Pavilion.
  • To schedule: email Dr. Wurster at kristin-wurster@uiowa.edu

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is of the utmost importance. GME Well-Being Services does not use EPIC for documentation, and records from using GME Well-Being Services are entirely separate from your GME training records.

No information is shared without written consent, with the exception of that which is obligated by state and federal law and the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association.

 

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