Improving Joy in the Workplace

Three areas of focus for faculty were chosen from the Faculty Wellness Survey (June 2016): 1. Building a sense of community for faculty where personal professional values are aligned with department leaders, through improved communication and connectedness for feeling of belonging and mission alignment. 2. Focus on clinic efficiency by improving workflow in the ambulatory clinic. 3. GME focus on resilience building with mindfulness and stress management training, community building with social gatherings, and organized acts of philanthropy. Benefits of improving in these areas would be: 1) Increased engagement, productivity, and retention. 2) Less burnout over time with learned coping mechanisms.