A key part of our mission is training compassionate, well rounded physicians to better serve their patients by understanding the social and community context that affects their patients’ health outcomes and needs. Our program values working in the community in both short-term and long-term projects with a focus on fostering longitudinal relationships. Here is a sampling of some of these important programs:
Additionally, our program recognizes that many of our patients seek out alternatives to traditional medicine and as such we offer our residents the opportunity to participate in an integrative medicine curriculum.
Our community-focused residency program has developed a unique longitudinal curriculum that builds upon the existing literature of eight dimensions of physician wellness with a fusion of integrative medicine-based components. Throughout the three-year residency, learners will be experientially introduced to concepts such as mind-body techniques, humanities in medicine, nutritional well-being, and exercise science. The main outcome for this program is for residents to build and maintain their individual self-care plans which will be monitored and revised monthly to increase adherence and identify challenges. Highlights have included:
During the COVID pandemic, our residency hosted biweekly check-ins with our clinical psychologist and various online social gatherings to check in with one another. Additionally, the Grosse Pointe community came together and supplied a food pantry for our resident physicians.
Social events and fun activities are planned throughout the year that highlight the mentorship and camaraderie amongst our faculty and resident physicians.
Each year, an off-campus workshop for our residents is organized to provide further skill development in the areas of communication, teaching, leadership, team-building, wellness and self-development. Last year’s retreat ended with a fun cooking competition at Mirepoix Cooking School. This year's retreat was held at the creative arts studio in Royal Oak.
"Beaumont Grosse Pointe offered a great location for training. It is close to Detroit which allows residents to get firsthand experience working with a community that has been underserved and one which is often misrepresented.
I chose this program because I felt that the residents and attendings are committed to being advocates for their patients and this passion for advocacy shows in the way the attendings include social context in their teaching of patient care. The positive relationships between the residents and the support of our attendings has made this program an extremely positive experience overall and one that I would choose again."
- Laraib Mehdi, graduate
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