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 GME-Wellbeing@uiowa.edu or call 319-353-6506 for fastest response. You may also contact Dr. Wurster directly 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.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org
- UI Support and Crisis Line
Call or text 844-461-5420, or chat online. Accessible to all members of the University of Iowa community. It provides free and confidential support to individuals in distress and provides access to crisis resources. The line also can connect individuals to an in-person response and initiate transport as needed. - CommUnity Crisis Services - For Mobile Crisis services, call 1-855-581-8111
- LGBT National Hotline - 1-888-843-4564 or https://lgbthotline.org/chat/
- Physician Support Line - 1-888-409-0141
Wondering how stress and depression might be impacting you? Take our anonymous, interactive UI Health Care Stress & Depression Survey.