WELLMD CENTER

The Stanford Medicine WellMD Center was created in late 2015 with 5 year funding provided jointly by the School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. 
Contact: wellmdcenter@stanford.edu
 

Mission Statement:
"To improve the health and professional fulfillment of physicians and the associated health of their patients, their students, and other members of the medical teams they lead."
 

Vision:
Stanford Medicine will demonstrate the value of strategic investment in physician health to its missions of medical care, teaching and research.
 

Vision achievement - by creating a governance structure with accountability and resource commitment, and by emphasizing the need for scholarship to research the connection between physician health and system outcomes, our strategy for achieving our vision will address the domains of our WellMD Professional Fulfillment Model:

• Culture of Wellness
  Organizational work environment, values and behaviors that promote self-care, personal and professional growth, and compassion for ourselves, our colleagues and our patients.
  
• Efficiency of Practice
  Workplace systems, processes, and practices that promote safety, quality, effectiveness, positive patient and colleague interactions, and work-life balance.
  
• Personal Resilience 

  Individual skills, behaviors, and attitudes that contribute to physical, emotional, and professional well-being.