Program Events

• Intern orientation is held a week before the start of intern year.
• Throughout the week, there are social events and opportunities to meet faculty and residents.

• Intern Retreat is held in September.
• This retreat, complete with a BBQ and DJ/MC host for games, gives the intern class dedicated time together to reflect on their first few months of residency.

• Resident Fun Day offers a day for residents to enjoy a casual meal and hangout with partners and family.

• The Resident Retreat takes place for all of our interns/residents in the spring.
• During the Retreat, residents engage in team-building activities.

The Residency Program hosts an annual holiday party in December for all residents to celebrate the holiday season.

• The End of the Year Banquet is a celebration to honor our graduating residents, as well as the time to present awards voted by the house staff.
• All residents are invited to attend, as are families of the graduating senior residents.

Throughout the year, residents and their families organize a multitude of picnics, BBQs and happy hours.

• Throughout the year, our wellness program REACH (Resiliency, Education, Advocacy, Community, Health) will surprise the residents with fun lunches and treats, and hosts wellness sessions including meditation and yoga.

• CRR is a montlhy meeting focused on ongoing programmaticimprovement.
• All residents are welcome to participate. Nominated class representatives, chief residents and program directors participate each month.

The hospital-wide wellness program provides a peer support system to residents who have experienced difficult cases and to promote wellness and camaraderie.

We take physician well-being seriously and are committed to promoting resilience as well as preventing burnout among our housestaff. Some resources available to our residents include online access to a dedicated Stanford primary care provider and a wellness coach who is a fitness trainer or nutritionist. Our residents also have access to mental health providers for confidential services, including counseling and referrals if need be. Stanford GME hosts a Peer Support network, which allows residents to connect anonymously with trained peer supporters from other programs (often residents of similar PGY levels), who are available to provide support during difficult situations. Our housestaff have have formed a wellness committee focusing on resident needs and helping foster programs such as a wellness curriculum and pet-therapy visits for housestaff. In fact, physician well-being has been a focus of some of our residents' scholarly quality improvement projects. Additionally, our Internal Medicine Women's Group offers a safe and supportive environment to discuss issues related to gender in medical training, as well as practical mentorship for career advancement (in areas such as negotiation and conflict resolution). Finally, our intramural sports groups and access to Stanford campus facilities such as the Arrillaga Gyms, Cardinal Football games, and the Bing Concert Hall are favorites among the group.