ӰԺ Student Health & Wellness Resources
From academic support and enrichment, to student and resident behavioral health, our office works closely across different sectors to connect you with the tools necessary for your personal and professional wellbeing.
Nurturing yourself is not selfish - it's essential to your survival and your well-being.
Renee Peterson Trudeau
Student Wellbeing
Wellbeing Self-Assessment Opportunities
The Office of Student Health and Wellness and ӰԺ Student and Resident Behavioral Health offer survey-based opportunities for self-assessment regularly throughout the academic year. These surveys serve as a way for students to take their wellbeing pulse and inform ӰԺ staff on how best to support students. ӰԺ email is used to transmit information about upcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing surveys.
Podcasts & Webinars
Well, Well, Well... Podcast
The ӰԺ Office of Student Health and Wellness presents “Well, Well, Well…”, where each episode a very special guest and Kerri Corcoran, Student Behavioral Health and Resource Navigator, discuss what it means to be well in the world of health science education. Topics have included mindful self-compassion, eating healthy on a budget, embracing failure, and more!
Wellness Webinar Series
Each academic year the Office of Student Health and Wellness, in partnership with ComPsych, offer a Wellness Webinar Series which covers a range of topics falling within one or more dimensions of wellness. Topics in the past have included practicing assertiveness, eating healthy on a budget, managing worry and anxiety, and more.
Recorded versions of these webinars can be found within the “Prioritize You: Wellness at ӰԺ” Brightspace course, which students can self-register for. (See below for details.)
ӰԺ email is used to transmit information about upcoming Wellness Webinar Series schedules.
Student Health Insurance
ӰԺ students are required to carry health insurance. Students are free to choose their own health insurance, or they can choose to obtain health insurance through ӰԺ.
Questions or concerns?
Graduate and MSTP students:
gradinsurance@mcw.edu
Medical, Pharmacy and MSA students:
student_health@mcw.edu or
View student benefits enrollment FAQ (PDF)
View Coverage Determination Guidelines for Health Insurance (PDF)
Student Health Services
"Prioritize You: Wellness at ӰԺ” Brightspace Course
ӰԺ students are extremely busy, therefore this wellness programming is respectful of learners’ time, with each module being self-paced and broken down into manageable chunks. (e.g., 20-30 minutes per unit, etc.) Modules are delivered with different learning styles in mind; using multimedia, such as podcast episodes, recorded presentations, journal articles, etc. Many modules coincide with a short pre- and post-test and/or reflection assignment to enhance the learning experience.
Topics include managing anxiety during board preparation, thriving in uncertainty as Match Day and/or graduation approaches, embracing failure and more! Some modules also are made up of resources related to certain dimensions of wellness, such as nutrition and fitness.
This resource offers students space to explore and expand their whole selves while at ӰԺ.
To self-register for the course:
- Login to Brightspace
- From the home page, Click on My Brightspace > Self Registration
- Follow the prompts in the Self Registration process for access to the course.
Students may email Kerri at kcorcoran@mcw.edu with questions or ideas about how to improve our “Prioritize You” course and/or programming.