Health and wellness

At Wayne State University School of Medicine, we believe that wellness is multi-factorial and fostered using evidence-based institutional initiatives accomplished through collaboration across undergraduate medical education (UME) departments, in partnership with medical students, and with the strong support of our leadership.  

Our objective

To foster a culture of wellness with a learning environment that supports students directly addresses student concerns and facilitates the personal and professional development of our future physicians.  

The leadership structure which supports this objective and wellness program includes three positions within the Office of Student Affairs, all under the direction of the Associate Dean of Student Affairs: Director of Health and Wellness, Director of Career Advising, and Director of Mentoring and Student Engagement. In addition, there is a Health and Wellness Taskforce which includes faculty, class counselors, and three health and wellness representatives from each medical student class who are elected by their peers.

We have made many changes in the last three years, and communicate directly with our student body, faculty, and administration during our annual "In the Loop" summaries.  Click below to see what we've been able to accomplish together:

• WSUSOM Health and Wellness In the Loop 2022
• WSUSOM Health and Wellness In the Loop 2021

Five main categories of wellness programs are described below: