The Resident and Fellow Counseling Service can refer to resources within the community including psychiatric, substance abuse, and psychological counseling.
The Work/Life office supports University faculty, staff and students in meeting their work and family needs through consultation and referral to campus and community resources. They can help with information about childcare, elder care, flexible work options and other issues that impact individuals at any stage of their life cycle.
A great site to get in depth information regarding residency, the university, and Seattle.
A great on-line source to get good general information about a variety of topics related to counseling issues.
A great site dedicated to spouse/partners of residents and fellows. It provides support, resources and understanding.
The American Medical Student Association is committed to improving health care and healthcare delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine.
Additionally, it is a great source of information about the most current issues in medical education.
You can also find the world’s most comprehensive Web site on the resident work hour issue at www.amsa.org/hp/reswork.cfm.
The mission of the Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is to improve resident physician education and training for the purpose of improving the quality of health care. The ORR will improve residency education through programming and professional development, and support AAMC initiatives and goals by providing the resident voice in AAMC.
Washington Physicians Health Program
WPHP is a non-profit corporation, founded by the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) in 1986 to reach out to troubled colleagues. WPHP helps to identify, refer for evaluation or treatment, monitor the recovery, and endorse the safety of health-care practitioners who have a condition, mental or physical, that could affect their ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety. Examples of these conditions are substance abuse or dependence, depressive disorder, bipolar mood disorder, cognitive disorders, personality disorders, and physical disorders such as multiple sclerosis or chronic pain. It is a physician-directed program with a highly competent, experienced, and dedicated staff.
WPHP is a confidential resource to the maximum extent provided by law for any physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, or physician assistant and their spouses, domestic partners, families, employers and colleagues who have concerns that a practitioner might be at risk for potential impairment. WPHP is dedicated to helping practitioners heal, and in so doing, to protect those practitioners' patients from potential injury.