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Forging the future of medicine

At UAB, we’re training the next generation of physicians and physician-scientists, answering basic scientific questions that lead to medical innovations, and bringing the highest quality health care to all of our patients. UAB is the heartbeat of Birmingham and an integral medical leader in the Southeast.

1,800+
Faculty
40+
Centers & Institutes
27
Departments
Four campuses. One mission.
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Serving our state and region

At UAB, collaboration is a way of life, and we’re bringing together the brightest minds to improve health outcomes for all.

Our office provides services ranging from individual wellbeing and group sessions to evaluating and improving work design.

Wellness Support Services

The office offers confidential conversations, consultation, and coaching to faculty, advanced practice providers, medical residents and fellows, medical students, MSTP students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows within Heersink School of Medicine.

Services include:

  • Wellness check-ins
  • One-on-one assessment and consultations 
  • Informal coaching and advising through conversation
  • Group sessions
  • Referral assistance 

Make an appointment by emailing our office. No Referral is required.

Wellness Education & Promotion

Experts from the team are available to come to speak to teams and departments to promote wellness behavior and culture.

Topics include:

  • Stress awareness and management
  • Providing peer support
  • Creating a culture of wellness
  • Burnout and compassion fatigue 
  • Organizational causes of distress
  • Trauma debriefing 
  • Empowering leadership and job crafting 
  • Wellness in education
  • Burnout prevention
  • Thriving in work/training
  • Leadership promoting wellness
  • Related topics about which we are happy to collaborate with leaders

To request a speaker, email us to learn more.

Evaluating Work-Design

Reducing demands and improving work design is critical to promote and maintain workplace wellbeing. We collaborate with numerous groups across the enterprise to examine and evaluate work design.

Some of our key and current initiatives focus on:

  • Electronic Health Record
  • Accountable Care Teams
  • Emergency Department
  • Primary Care delivery
  • Child care

If you are a manager or leader at UAB Medicine evaluating a clinical or research workflow, our office may be able to provide guidance by:

  • Offering existing data
  • Building connections across the enterprise 
  • Providing recommendations on design and measures  

Email us to learn more.

Every gift helps us make a difference

Support the critical work of our faculty, staff, and trainees so we can continue providing the highest level of care to our patients and make breakthroughs in research and discovery.