Resident and Fellow Wellness
A Path of Lifelong Learning and Well-being
At Sutter Health GME, we envision a future where well-being is integral to our journey of developing compassionate, collaborative, and innovative physician leaders. We are committed to fostering a supportive environment that nurtures the personal and professional growth of our trainees, ensuring they thrive both as individuals and as dedicated healthcare providers. By prioritizing well-being, we aim to enhance the quality of care, promote resilience, and drive positive outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
There are many domains of well-being and balance looks different for each resident. Examples of how balance of well-being may look are:
- Intellectual: protected time for didactics; educational fund to pay for CME conferences; Sutter Health medical library/journals; GME Office of Scholarly Activity
- Environmental: safe/affordable parking; housing stipend
- Emotional: Employee Assistant Program (EAP) for counseling; debriefing with attending; numerous mentors available
- Financial: financial advisors through EAP; competitive salary for residents
- Social: support groups; teambuilding events; assigned advisors and resident leaders
- Spiritual: chaplains for debrief in hospitals; access to nature throughout NorCal; community volunteer opportunities
- Occupational: Joy of Work offering available for all residents and faculty (e.g. Narrative Medicine, Peer support); GME specific HR support; Epic
coaching - Physical: sleep fatigue mitigation; food available for all trainees; ergonomic spaces
Fast Access
Access to Psychiatry services via Mind to Mindful for all Sutter residents and fellows. To access these confidential services, resident/fellow calls 1-800-495-4051. If emergent need, please call 988.
Sutter Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
EAP provides therapy and other services
(including resources for childcare, adult care, pet care, financial services, etc) for providers. If you need more than 5 sessions your therapist can request an additional 5 sessions at no charge.
Sutter Joy of Work
Many Well-being resources compiled and developed for Sutter staff and clinicians. Includes Webinars, Hospital Well-being contacts, peer support, and more. Please note you must be logged into the Sutter Network to view.
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society: Joy of Medicine
Joy of Medicine program offers 6 free counseling sessions, as well as connection to psychiatric services.
Physician and APC Resources
- Statewide: 213-383-2691.
- National: 888-409-0141
Peer Support
A few of our residents have been trained in peer support and offer these services; as well as residents and attendings at different programs.
Therapy or Psychiatric Care via Insurance: If you opted into SutterSelect insurance (the Behavioral Health carve out is Optum) you can access care in several ways.
Psychologytoday
Go to psychologytoday.com and filter options based on insurance (has individual therapy, group therapy and psychiatry).
Copay is usually $20/session.
Your PCP
Meet with your PCP and they assist with referrals for therapy and/or psychiatry.