The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Wellness team is comprised of VTCSOM students as well as wellness experts in and around VTCSOM, Carilion Clinic, and Jefferson College of Health Sciences, who aim to provide current VTCSoM students with resources and ideas to foster health and wellness.
Wellness Weekly
Read our weekly recipes and tips and tricks on improving your wellness.
Wellness Calendar
The calendar of events will connect you to a variety of events at VTCSOM/RI and in the surrounding area to help promote personal balance and foster wellness. View the full year wellness calendar.
August
- August 18th - M1 Welcome Float Trip
Personal Wellness
Balancing work, family and personal needs can be challenging. This section gives ideas on how to develop one's personal wellness.
- Time Management
- Healthy Sleep
- SafeZone Team
- Title IX Support
- Helpful Resources
- 10 Ways to Build Resilience (Wellness Weekly topic 10/28/2016)
- Things to Do Around Roanoke
- 20 Ways to Pay It Forward Around Roanoke
- List of places to volunteer
- VTC Roanoke Favorites - a list of favorite hangouts, barber shops, activities, festivals, etc.
Mental & Emotional Wellness
Depression and anxiety can interfere with our desire to perform at our best. Seeking help is often key to overcoming unhealthy thoughts or feelings. There are a variety of people and resources available to VTCSOM students.
- Counseling Resources
- Psychological Testing Services Providers
- Emergency After-Hours Support:
- Helpful Resources
- Virginia Tech Chapter of Active Minds
- Preventing Medical Trainee Suicide
- Confronting Cognitive Distortions
- Surviving Residency & Beyond Podcast Series (Drs. Simonds & Sotile)
- Podcasts for wellbeing
- AAMC Well-being in Academic Medicine Website
- ACGME Well-being Website
- Mindfulness Resources
Physical Wellness
Taking care of our bodies fosters a variety of personal health elements. But, sometimes we all need a little help remembering our options.
- Primary Care Physicians
- Roanoke County Carilion Wellness
- Downtown, Roanoke Carilion Fitness Center
- Get the Facts Series By Adam Heilmann, Class of 2019
- Helpful Resources
- Check out past editions of the Wellness Weekly newsletter for lots of ideas
- Tabata Interval Training
- CDC Guidelines for Exercise
- Recommended Article Promoting Regular Exercise by Medical Students
--- Dyrbye, L. N., Satele, D., & Shanafelt, T. D. (2016). Healthy exercise habits are associated with lower risk of burnout and higher quality of life among U.S. medical students. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000001540 [doi]
