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Corewell Health Lakeland Our Commitment to Well-Being

Group of residents on a boat out on the lake
Group of residents on a boat out on the lake

Resident and student wellness

At Corewell Health Lakeland, we support our residents, physicians, advanced practice providers and students by caring for their whole-person wellness. Our graduate medical education programs foster a culture of balance, resilience, and professional fulfillment - backed by systemwide initiatives that prioritize well-being across all clinical teams. 

BeWell & BeWellMed: System-wide wellness support

This commitment is brought to life through two signature wellness programs - BeWellMed and BeWell, designed to support both personal and professional well-being. These initiatives provide targeted resources, tools, and support systems that help every member of our organization feel supported, valued, and well. 

BeWellMed

BeWellMed is tailored for residents, physicians and advanced practice providers. It follows the tenets that occupational well-being is shaped by workplace culture, individual factors and workplace efficiency. Programming addresses each of these areas and a designated GME liaison ensures residents’ needs are supported.  

BeWellMed logo
Programming includes:
  • Wellness Wednesday lecture series
  • Peer support and critical incident stress management
  • The Well-being index, a self-screening tool to assess and track wellness regularly
  • Well-being coaching
  • Well-being check-ins with certified mental health providers who have experience working with medical professionals
  • Workplace efficiency course and AI tools

Learn more about BeWellMed here.

BeWell

BeWell is our centralized online platform that streamlines access to wellness resources for all team members. It focuses on helping team members make their well-being journey a priority, and a little bit easier. Founded on the six dimensions of well-being; emotional, financial, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual. Programming is integrated with BeWellMed but offers additional resources including:

  • Mental health support and counseling services through Ulliance
  • Wellness challenges and fitness resources
  • Mindfulness tools and guided meditation
  • Healthy lifestyles

Lakeland resident support services

In addition to systemwide wellness programs, Lakeland offers resident-specific support services that foster growth, feedback and personal development.

  • Faculty mentorship for career and emotional guidance
  • Day of listening – biannual program sessions to provide open resident feedback
  • Well-being curriculum – focusing on ACGME requirements with practical application
  • Culinary medicine education – for use in caring for patients and caring for self

Lakeland wellness activities and events

We believe joy and connection are essential to residency life. Our wellness activities create space for fun, rest, and community

  • Wellness Wednesdays – Monthly wellness initiative featuring yoga, therapy dogs, mindfulness, and more
  • Resident retreat - Annual resident-led event with education components, inter-program camaraderie and fun activities like ropes courses, beach outings, boat cruise
  • Program specific retreats – Dedicated time for team-building and program-focused activities
  • Social gatherings - Trivia nights, hikes, beach days, fire pit hangouts, holiday celebrations, and annual welcome events
  • Administrative block – Reserved time for resident to manage personal and administrative tasks
Photo of residents and a therapy dog during a session at the hospital
residents participating in a culinary medicine activity by making food
Group of residents talking and having a good time while sitting around a firepit
Photo of residents and a therapy dog during a session at the hospital
residents participating in a culinary medicine activity by making food
Group of residents talking and having a good time while sitting around a firepit
Photo of residents and a therapy dog during a session at the hospital
residents participating in a culinary medicine activity by making food
Group of residents talking and having a good time while sitting around a firepit
Photo of residents and a therapy dog during a session at the hospital
residents participating in a culinary medicine activity by making food
Group of residents talking and having a good time while sitting around a firepit

Maddi Massa, DO
BeWellMed GME liaison
Maddi.massa@corewellhealth.org

Kristen Jones
BeWellMed GME manager
Kristen.jones@corewellhealth.org