Still Well Program
Overview : Emotional : Environmental : Intellectual : Physical : Social : Spiritual : Vocational
OVERVIEW
What exactly is the Still Well Program?
This program uses the distinctive Osteopathic philosophy of holistic medicine to encourage your wellness and health throughout medical school. In addition, it provides an atmosphere in which you can reach your maximum potential in mind, body, and spirit.
Why should I care about my overall wellness?
To give to others, you must have your basic needs met. It is impossible to give what you don't have. For this reason, the Still-Well program encourages osteopathic medical students to view themselves as "I am my own first patient."
What are the components of the Still Well Program?
There are seven components. Click on the links below to learn more information regarding each component.
- Emotional - The primary objective of the emotional team is to assist students in dealing with the plethora of emotions they will see, feel, and experience both as students and as professionals. To achieve this objective, the emotional team hosts lectures, panels, and conferences on topics pertinent to the life of a physician.
- Environmental - The primary objective of the environmental team is to enhance medical students' awareness of the environment in which they live. This includes bettering the physical environment stresses, environment, and disease, etc.
- Intellectual - The primary objective of the intellectual team is to give medical students the opportunity to be intellectually well rounded. Moreover, medical students are provided opportunities to use creativity and intellectual skills that are not used or challenged by medical school studies. To achieve this objective, the intellectual team provides various activities and contests as avenues for creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving.
- Physical - The primary objective of the physical team is to provide opportunities for medical students to improve their overall physical health through proper nutrition and exercise. To achieve this objective, the physical team provides physical assessment opportunities, activities, and lectures regarding nutrition and other relevant topics.
- Social - The primary objective of the social team is to provide opportunities for medical students to interact with each other, faculty, and staff in a non-academic atmosphere. These interactions help students stay socially active and aid them in developing friendships with their colleagues. To achieve this objective, the social team provides several events each year that are generally not sponsored by SGA or other organizations. These activities range from ballroom dancing lessons to etiquette to bowling.
- Spiritual - The primary objective of the spiritual team is to help medical students understand that spirituality forms an essential part of an individual's holistic health and well-being. Spirituality and healing is explored in the traditional religious definition as well in the broader sense of personal beliefs in "something greater than oneself." To achieve this objective, the spiritual team provides opportunities for students to explore personal belief systems, multi-cultural approaches to spirituality and healing and nontraditional spirituality. Panels, guest speakers, and open forums are sponsored to provide exploration of the concepts and practice of spirituality.
- Vocational - The primary objective of the vocational team is to help osteopathic medical students make vocational choices in medicine that produce the most satisfying results for doctor and patient alike. To achieve this objective, the vocational team provides opportunities for students to examine various specialties, sub-specialties, and careers within medicine. These activities may include career fairs, career counseling/testing services, mentoring opportunities, residency selection/process information, Pathways program etc.
Are there any perks to being a part of Still Well?
In addition to the free membership to the TCC that all students and spouses enjoy, Still Well participants will be able to participate in aerobics and racquetball for free.
The Still Well Team
Are you interested in being a part of the Still Well Development Team? This team consists of faculty, staff, and students who work together to coordinate the events of the Still Well Program. If you are interested in joining this team or becoming a lead for one of the teams, please contact Dean Gaber.