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Using Competency-Based Assessments to Coach Professional Development in Pre-Clerkship Trainees

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Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdO2qrzkqGdUfVObu3xiXIs5EnqtuT74Z  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you are unable to attend the event, it will be recorded and stored on our Workshop Recordings page. Description Health professionals require skills and attitudes beyond medical knowledge and pre-clerkship faculty play an early … Read more

COVID-19 and Crisis Standards of Care: The Fourth Wave and the Future

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the delivery of health care services worldwide, forcing difficult choices on health professionals and laying bare many pre-existing health, medical, and public health sector frailties. A fourth wave of the pandemic, driven by the Delta variant, extreme shortages of key resources have again brought the necessity of crisis standards of care … Read more

Mindfulness for Wellbeing

| Mindfulness for Wellbeing | Paula Huffman BS, RN, ERYT Description: Mindfulness practice develops a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. This brief workshop focuses on mindfulness for overall health and wellbeing. Bio: Paula … Read more

UNC-CH Mental Health Summit

Description: The Summit will address three important and related topics specific to mental health at Carolina: Campus Culture, Crisis Services, and Prevention. Each session will be led by thought leaders on our campus who will share best practices from their respective fields on the topic. Although the summit is virtual, we will invite engagement with … Read more

Wellness Resources at UNC/Mental Health First Aid

| Wellness Resources at UNC/Mental Health 1st Aid | Nadia Charguia, MD Description: Dr. Charguia will provide an overview of wellbeing resources available through UNC Health and the UNC Department of Psychiatry. She will review a number of self-help resources, crisis support services, and personal care resources. She will also give a brief overview what … Read more

Tai Chi for Energetic Balance

| Tai Chi for Energetic Balance | Jay Dunbar, PhD Description: Dr. Dunbar will provide a brief overview of tai chi practice and how a tai chi practice can benefit wellness. He will then lead a tai chi practice. He will be available for a few minutes at the end to address any questions. Bio: … Read more

Yoga for Restoring Body and Mind

| Yoga for Restoring Body and Mind | Laura Terry, PT, E-RYT Description: Laura will provide a brief overview of yoga practice, the mind/body connection, and how yoga can help with stress, burnout and other physical and emotional concerns. She will then lead a gentle/accessible practice for 30 minutes. She will be available for a … Read more

Ayurvedic Medicine for Health, Vitality, and Longevity

| Ayurvedic Medicine for Health, Vitality and Longevity | Marc Edwards, MD Description: Dr. Marc Edwards will provide an overview of Ayurvedic Medicine and how it can be used to benefit health, vitality and longevity. He will be available at the end to address any questions. Bio: Dr. Edwards, a board-certified family physician, has studied … Read more

Stigma and Mental Health Table Talks with UNC Anesthesiology

| Stigma and Mental Health – Table Talks with UNC Anesthesiology | Skye Margolies, PhD, Amy Goetzinger, PhD, Seema Patidar, PhD Description: This joint “Table Talks” or virtual roundtable discussion is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and the Wellness Committee of the UNC Department of Anesthesiology. The topic is Stigma … Read more

Cultivate Calm with Mindfulness Techniques

| Cultivate Calm with Mindfulness Techniques | Paula Huffman BS, RN, ERYT Description: Mindfulness practice develops a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. This brief workshop focuses on mindfulness for calming the anxious mind … Read more