Office of Professional Well-Being

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Our office is dedicated to providing initiatives for faculty and learners that improve practice efficiency, enhance a culture of compassion, and promote personal resiliency. We follow this national wellness model to promote joy in practice and to reduce moral distress.

We focus on improving professional well-being for all learners in the School of Medicine, including medical students, HPP students, BSGP students, and residents, and SOM faculty by:

• Offering curriculum, didactics, resources, and workshops to help you build skills in time management, communication, quality improvement, sleep hygiene, financial wellness and personal resilience
• Providing confidential and accessible mental health resources, including peer-to-peer support for faculty and information on off-campus resources
• Partnering with colleagues across the institution to identify, develop, and evaluate novel strategies for improving  efficiency of practice
• Building a culture of wellness through system changes that enable each of us to grow personally and professionally and to support each other

AMA has recognized the UNM School of Medicine's ongoing commitment to improving the well-being of its faculty, staff, and learners with a Joy in Medicine Bronze Recognition award. The Office of Professional Well-being works with UNM School of Medicine leadership to put processes and structures in place to improve workforce well-being and will continue to measure progress toward that goal.

The UNM School of Medicine is an official supporter of the Charter on Physician Well-being and Renewal Medicine (CHARM), a group of leading medical centers and organizations that includes the AMA. The Charter helps health systems, organizations and individuals advance and promote physician well-being.

The UNM School of Medicine is a sponsor of the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, a network of more than 200 organizations committed to reversing trends in clinician burnout. 

Our Mission

To educate, serve, and advocate for best practices to support resilience and well-being for UNM SOM faculty and learners.

Our Vision

Create an institutional culture in which healthcare professionals and learners do not have to sacrifice their own well-being to serve others.