Faculty health in an academic medical center deserves specific and focused attention, as the health of the faculty affects the health of academic peers, students, patients, and the community. The stigma of illness persists in the culture of medicine and serves as a barrier to the seeking of help by faculty members in need. Measures of wellness can be used in the workplace to determine the presence and level of burnout and illness, and encourage the use of resources. The results of such measures can lend support for the creation of a wellness program for the faculty. An effective wellness program addresses aspects of prevention and health promotion, education, intervention, research, and identification of available resources. Specific steps are outlined to facilitate the development of such a faculty wellness program to maintain faculty health.
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Gautam, M. (2009). Measuring and Maintaining Faculty Health. In: Cole, T.R., Goodrich, T.J., Gritz, E.R. (eds) Faculty Health in Academic Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-451-7_4
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