We are very happy to announce that we have been granted a diversity, inclusion and equity grant by the Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship of the university of Calgary. Our aim is to better understand whether gender effects exist in contextual factors in the working and learning environment on the welbeing of doctors. Such factors could be individual factors, cultural and organisational factors, conflicts between work and private life and stigmatization of mental health problems.

The project consists of multiple steps:

Step 1: Evaluation of physicians’ well-being on team level using the WellNext Scan.

Step 2: Supporting teams in strategically discussing the WellNext Scan report and working towards improving the learning and working environment.

Step 3: Understanding the perceived mental health stigma among residents, clinical assistants and staff using audio journaling.

 

 

The project team:

Dr. Alina Smirnova – Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Calgary

Sofiya Abedali – MSc Sociology; PhD Candidate at the department of medical psychology, Amsterdam UMC

Dr. Joost van den Berg – Medical Specialist Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC

Prof. Dr. Kiki Lombarts – Professor professional performance, Amsterdam UMC

Dr. Rabiya Jalil – Associate Dean, People, Culture and Health Promotion; Associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary

Dr. Aliya Kassam – Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Medical Education specialization, University of Calgary

 

Please contact s.abedali@amsterdamumc.nl regarding any questions on the project or for signing up for the WellNext Scan or the audio journaling.