Wellness Today March 2021 Issue 9
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Wellness Today Internal Medicine Residency Wellness Committee Newsletter March 2021, Volume 5, Issue 9 Intern Spotlight Name: Erin Floyd Name: Jacob Abou-Hanna Hometown: Kingsport, TN Hometown: Peoria, IL Undergrad: Swarthmore Undergrad: Bradley College University Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School: University College of Michigan Favorite food: Cookies ’N Cream Mochi Ice Favorite movie: The Darjeeling Limited Cream If your life were a TV show, which character What is one thing most people don’t would represent you? Christopher Turk from know about you? I’m always in the mood Scrubs for a hug J Best job you ever had: Seasonal shrimp cook Favorite podcast: TED Talks Worst job you ever had: Seasonal shrimp cook What would be the title of your autobiography? “The Science of Going What is the first thing you would buy if you With The Flow” won the lottery? A beach house in Mallorca KUDOS Birthdays “KUDOS to Dana Ley for keeping her Meriter ICU team stocked with snacks, drinks, and good times!” Emily Wynja, 3/2 “KUDOS to Devon Miller for being a great co-intern to Johanna Poterala, 3/9 Lauren Fanta and covering a jeopardy shift!” Gabby Waclawik, 3/12 Rosemary Bailey, 3/14 “KUDOS to Rosemary Bailey for jump starting Chrissy Healy’s car after a long clinic day! This is the Kevin Elwood, 3/15 second month in a row she has helped a co-resident Trevor Schell, 3/17 jump their car!” Kirsten Alman, 3/17 “KUDOS to Nathan Wheeler for being an awesome co- Matt Wood, 3/19 senior to Sarah Floden and a great teacher to the Lauren Fanta, 3/20 medical students!” Corey Macrander, 3/25 “KUDOS to Billy Shi for rocking gen med admissions – Jonny Katz, 3/31 you’re more than ready for your PGY-2 year!” Wellness Today Internal Medicine Residency Wellness Committee Newsletter March 2021, Volume 5, Issue 9 Mindfulness & Meditation Apps Insight Timer: Listen to guided meditations focused on a variety Check out these free mobile apps for meditation, of mindfulness practices targeting mindfulness, and wellness recommended by the insomnia, stress, resilience, UW Department of Psychiatry! anxiety, and more. Best of all, select meditations are guided by familiar voices, including Healthy Minds: Designed by the model Gisele Bundchen, UW Center for Healthy Minds, this journalist Elizabeth Gilbert, app translates pioneering comedian Russell Brand, and neuroscience into tools for every the Dalai Lama himself. (Free) day life using mindfulness practices and podcast-style CBT-i Coach: This VA-founded lessons. (Free) resource offers guided relaxation activities, cognitive behavioral Calm: Participate in meditation therapy, insomnia strategies, and exercises and listen to relaxing sleep logs to help keep your soundtracks. Their new “sleep sleep on track. (Free) stories” also feature celebrity narrators including Matthew Happify: Their evidence-based McConaughey, Jerome Flynn, activities and games can help you and Stephen Fry. How cool is overcome negative thoughts and that?! (Free options, can pay for stress. (Free options, can pay for additional features) additional features) About Us Madison Events The Internal Medicine Wellness Committee was Snowshoe Series with Outdoor UW: 3/3, 3/6, 3/10; $15. established in 2016. The members this year include Join Outdoor UW for a guided snowshoe outing in Kirsten Alman, Lauren Banaszak, Caroline Burkey, Madison’s most beautiful outdoor locations. Participants Nimrod Deiss-Yehiely, Katie Fell, Sarah Floden, Matt will get a basic introduction to snowshoeing techniques, Jergenson, Chrissy Healy, Christina Hughey, Kirsten and will receive a free large Wisconsin Unions S’mores Lipps, Stephanie Pritzl, Anatoliy Nechyporenko, Priya Cookie! Register online here. Roy, Thorunn Thordardottir, Amy Taylor, and Gabby Waclawik. Winter is Alive Carnival: through 3/7, free. Presented by the City of Madison Arts Commission, the carnival will Our mission is to bring awareness to the importance of feature outdoor sculptures and live streamed performative resident physician well-being and to support resident and narrative events in various locations throughout efforts to be healthy, build resilience, and find meaning Madison as well as virtually. Visit the website for more and joy in our work. information. Questions? Interested in becoming a sponsor? Have a Virtual Capital Beer and Cheese Tasting: 3/11 from 6- resource you would like to share? Have any KUDOS? 7pm, $45. Sign up in advance for a kit including 3 beers Email us at [email protected] and 3 cheeses (and more!) and then tune in virtually to learn about the history of Capital Brewery and the beers Remember to assess your well-being regularly: and cheeses you are sampling! Register online. https://www.mywellbeingindex.org/assess.