Resident Wellness & Resilience

Inova System Resources

  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (https://www.inova.org/our-services/corporate-health-services/employee-assistance-program)
  • Resources for emotional and mental wellbeing through Lyra Health, childcare, elder care, financial planning, legal and daily living
  • 25 sessions/year of free professional therapy, coaching or counseling through Lyra Health for all team members, spouses and dependents
    • Guided self-care with mental health coach
    • In-person and video therapy
    • Mental health coaching
    • Mediation management
    • Self-led tools
  • Physician and resident lounge with hot meals, cold meals, snacks, salad bar, coffee, and drinks
  • Discounted membership to state-of-the art fitness facility with classes on campus
  • Inova Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs) representing multiple affinity groups, including LGBTQ+ communities, Black & African American team members, those with Disabilities and Neurodivergence, Veterans, Hispanic & Latino communities, Asian & Pacific Islander staff, and the Interfaith Unity Council
 

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Program Resources

  • Wellness and resilience curriculum embedded in Academic Half Day (AHD) as well as two AHD “skip days” for personal needs as they arise
  • Sessions on career development, CV writing, contracts and billing
  • Annual program Fall Fun retreat and Spring off-site Program Development retreat
  • Structured mentorship program with faculty mentor and “big sib” resident
  • Check-ins facilitated by chief residents and GME leadership
  • Private resident call rooms, dedicated workspace
  • Laptop provided to new residents
  • Meal cards for inpatient teams, and lunch included with each academic half day
  • Observation and celebration of multicultural holidays
  • Designated APD and Resident Champions to promote and organize events and activities to promote and study resident well-being

Team Bonding Experiences

  • End-of-the-block social hour
  • End-of-night-team off-site breakfast
  • Resident Appreciation Week
  • Sporting outings with faculty and residents
  • Yearly resident-faculty Game Night
  • Ice Cream Socials with nursing and interdisciplinary staff
  • Private DC boat cruise for graduating PL3s
  • End-of-the-year picnic with all residents and incoming interns

Contact us

Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital
Pediatric Residency Program
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA  22042-3300

Phone: 703-776-6652
Fax: 703-776-4323

 

About our unique location


Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital
Located on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in beautiful Northern Virginia, about ten miles outside of Washington, DC, Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital serves one of the country’s most rapidly growing and desirable areas. Our program benefits from a diverse patient population, resulting in a broad spectrum of clinical presentations and diagnoses.

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