Advance registration required.
Winter Session:
- 9 sessions total, Sundays from 6:00pm – 8:30pm
- Sunday January 5th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Sunday January 12th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- (Skip January 19th for MLK Day)
- Sunday January 26th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Sunday February 2nd: Mini-Retreat from 9:00am – 3:00pm
- Sunday February 9th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- (Skip February 16th for Presidents’ Day)
- Sunday February 23rd, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Sunday March 1st, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Sunday March 8th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
- Sunday March 15th, 6:00pm-8:30pm
Attendance Requirements: Attendance at 1st session of the series is required, and attendance at the full series is encouraged. If you can only attend on a few dates of a given series, please consider waiting for another time.
Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals is based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). MBSR is the best researched mindfulness intervention with positive research indications for:
- Reduced stress and anxiety while working
- Reduced burnout
- Improved communication and relationships with patients
- Better patient outcomes
- Improved communications and relationships with co-workers
- Improved focus and creativity
- Greater job satisfaction
This Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals class was inspired by MBSR and offers a deep taste of mindfulness training. This structured course is highly participatory and includes:
- Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
- Gentle stretching and mindful yoga
- Inquiry exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life
- Group dialogue and small group exercises
- Daily home assignments
- Guided audio files for home practice
- a 40-page workbook with short readings, a guide to the course, and resources to support your ongoing investigation of mindfulness
The subsidized course Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers is provided by GME throughout the year and is open to Residents, Fellows, Faculty and their family members or significant others.