CHARM GME Well-Being Leaders Certificate Course - Longitudinal Component

Learners can participate in an optional longitudinal component as well. This component will consist of 4 virtual sessions. These sessions are not for CME credit. The longitudinal sessions are going to be four 1.5-hour virtual sessions composed of an approximately 20-minute faculty didactic presentation on a well-being related topic, 50-minute interactive small group discussion followed by a 20-minute large group discussion.  

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Designated Institutional Officials, medical school and health system leaders, residency and fellowship program directors, associate program directors, and faculty with dedicated roles in trainee well-being, clinician development, or learner support. It is also intended for GME well-being directors or coordinators, GME administrators involved in trainee support and program development, as well as allied health professionals such as psychologists, social workers, and wellness or behavioral health specialists who work closely with residents and fellows. Members of Graduate Medical Education committees with oversight responsibilities for trainee well-being may also benefit from this activity.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the essential components of a comprehensive GME well-being program.
  2. Select and appropriately apply validated well-being measurement tools.
  3. Recognize and address both environmental and individual threats to trainee well-being.
  4. Identify barriers to mental health resource utilization and implement strategies to reduce them.
  5. Define and operationalize the Well-Being Champion role within GME structures.
  6. Apply evidence-based coaching models to support trainee well-being.
  7. Identify and integrate best practices that improve their institution’s ability to support trainees through system-level change.
  8. Identify the complementary roles of interprofessional team members in promoting trainee well-being and apply collaborative strategies that integrate shared expertise into cohesive, institution-wide well-being initiatives.

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Course summary

Course opens: 
10/23/2026
Course expires: 
11/28/2026
Cost:
$200.00

Course Directors

Saadia Akhtar, MD, FACEP

Saadia Akhtar is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education and Senior Associate Dean for Trainee Well-being in Graduate Medical Education for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since 2018, Dr. Akhtar has served as Associate Dean for Trainee Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education. She has overseen a number of successful initiatives to advance the well-being of residents and clinical fellows, including the establishment of a GME well-being survey to assess the needs of residents and fellows, expansion of the GME Well-being Champion program and the creation of the GME Clinical Work Intensity Matching Grant Program.

In 2024, Dr. Akhtar was promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Trainee Well-being in GME. In this role, Dr. Akhtar continues to lead initiatives to address resident and fellow burnout. She supports collaborative efforts to create and integrate well-being curricular activities in training programs, raise awareness of existing resources for residents and fellows, enable the GME Well-being Champions to enhance the efficiency and culture of the training environment, and serves as a leading faculty member of the Well-being and Workplace Experience Core in the Office for Professional Engagement and Development at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Akhtar previously served as the Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Dr. Akhtar is a former president of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) and a former oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award for Program Director excellence and the CORD Michael P. Wainscott Program Director Award. She is an Executive Officer for the national organization Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) and the Course Co-Director for the national CHARM GME Well-being Leaders Certificate Course. Dr. Akhtar completed a combined five year residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and served as chief resident in her last year of training.

Kerri Palamara, MD, MACP

Kerri Palamara, MD, MACP is the Gill and Allan Gray Family Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care internist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She serves as Department of Medicine’s Assistant Medical Director of Well-being for Mass General Brigham and co-leads the MGB ELEVATE Physician Leadership Program. A national leader in physician coaching, Dr. Palamara directs the MGH Physician Coaching Program and the American College of Physicians’ Physician Peer Coach Training Program, helping expand coaching programs to over GME training programs and professional societies nationwide. She is a board member of CHARM and co-leads its GME Well-being Leaders CME Course. Her work focuses on clinician well-being, leadership development, coaching, and thriving medical teams.

This activity is not for credit.

Price

Cost:
$200.00
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