OHSU RESOURCES TO PROMOTE WELLBEING
Did you Know About…
We have access to a LOT of resources through OHSU Spark Program (we just don’t know about all of it!). Check out some of these resources and websites below to make sure you are taking advantage of these opportunities!
MEANING IN WORK
Schwartz Rounds: bimonthly opportunity to discuss with the OHSU community the experiences, thoughts and feelings that are an inevitable part of patient care.
Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative: bringing health care providers and patients together to better understand, appreciate and collaborate in health and illness through narrative
OHSU Peer Support Program: a resource for all OHSU employees who experience professional distress, a significant professional setback or stressor including an adverse medical event, unexpected negative outcome, litigation or board complaint. Email peersupport@ohsu.edu
LIFESKILLS
Free counseling, including marriage counseling! Check out the Employee Assistance Program Through Spark on O2 !
MENTAL HEALTH
We have free (and extremely confidential) access to counseling services through the Resident Faculty Wellness Center which is staffed by psychiatrists, MH Nurse Practitioners, and psychologists. Check out Spark on OHSU 02 for an updated list of mindfulness & meditation resources. Here are a few examples:
Breath by Breath: free drop in class. Participants are led by a trained instructor in learning to control stress naturally and begin a self-guided meditation practice.
Marquam Hill guided-meditation: weekly guided meditation, drop-in classes at Doernbecher Children's Hospital (10th floor Meditation Room) 12-12:30 every Wednesday
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Sign up for Spark Salad! Get a free salad and fruit during the first week of each month
MyCommute: Get paid to walk, run or bike to work!
OHSU Gym discounts
COMMUNITY
Take a look at the wellness calendar for upcoming social events!