Wellbeing and Engagement Small Grant Program
The goal of this program is to:
- Support innovative wellness projects with strong potential to improve wellbeing in targeted populations.
- Empower the Department of Medicine faculty, staff, and learners to enhance team wellbeing through quality improvement.
We will fund up to four 12-month grants of $2,500 each. Priority goes to projects with clear rationale, scalability, and feasibility within budget and timeline. Projects with significant external funding will be less competitive.
Projects may align with Strategic Pillars or explore other wellness topics. Possible domaines include but are not limited to:
All awardees will be invited to dinner with the chair of the Department of Medicine at the end of this program to present their findings.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado’s DOM Research Office and General Internal Medicine Small Grants Program; the Michigan Medicine Wellness Office; and Northwestern University’s Wellness Champions Program for their inspiration, assistance and guidance in the development of this program.
2023 WellDOM Small Grant Awardees
Alexandra Gallant, PA-C
“Tune Out the Noise”
Aims to reduce cognitive load, increase efficiency and attention, and overall improve the experience and wellbeing of the CARE Clinic Advanced Practice Providers through the creation of an ergonomic toolkit that will reduce distractions, noise and physical discomforts of the small yet high-acuity clinic.
Cara Saxon, MD
“CU Women in Cardiology”
Our WellDOM Small Grant will allow us to engage female cardiology faculty, fellows and residents in a career development and professional support group to improve the sense of connection, resilience and mentorship among women in cardiology.
Stacey A. Seggelke, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC
“Improvement of Glucose Management Team Provider Wellbeing Through Feedback from Patients and Providers”
Primary AIM: To assess and improve GMT provider wellness through receipt and assessment of patient, provider and RN satisfaction surveys.
Carissa Smith, MBA
“An Interactive Program to Improve Mental Health and Provide Suicide Prevention Education to Young Professionals”
The goal of our project is to create a system that will promote a sense of community, decrease feelings of isolation, and provide important resources to help improve mental health and provide suicide prevention education to research personnel within the Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Division.