1. D.A.S.H. Student wellness Pilot
Sponsored by
S.W.A.G. & Student Life

2. D.A.S.H. Daily Attention to Self-care Habits
Goals:
Cultivate a culture of wellness and self-care
Make wellness habits accountable and accessible through peer support
Facilitate lifelong habits of wellness and self-care in medical students
Improve the overall well-being of Stritch students

3. Importance ● Your job affects other people
● Model self-care for patients
● Estimated 30%-40% of U.S. physicians experience burnout
Significantly higher rates than nonmedical workers
● Push for medical schools to include self-care components in curricula
Canada & UK already have self-care competencies
Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD. Physician BurnoutA Potential Threat to Successful Health Care Reform. JAMA.2011;305(19): doi: /jama

4. Focus Areas
NUTRITION
FITNESS
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
STRESS MANAGEMENT

5. wellness areas ● Nutrition ● Fitness ● Social-Emotional Health
healthy eating, cooking & recipes, nutrient function, etc.
● Fitness
exercise, physical health, etc.
● Social-Emotional Health
healthy relationships, spiritual health, dealing with emotions, etc.
● Stress Management
prevention and relief, time management, sleep, etc.

6. How It Works ● Teams of 4 people
● Each person on team sets weekly wellness goals
● Team Leader checks in with team weekly
Collect data on goals
Provide encouragement and support
Get DASH event & program feedback
● Team leaders report team progress to Alia & Tomas
● Prizes are awarded to teams on a monthly basis
● Monthly wellness programming
Planned by both students and staff
● Opportunities to share wellness advice & inspiration

7. Team Leader Responsibilities
● Create team name with teammates
● Act as a liaison between your team and Student Life
● Collect data on team progress
● Report progress to Student Life monthly
Use Team Leader Report form (Wufoo)
● Offer encouragement and support
● All info. found in Team Leader Packet

8. Wellness Goals ● Set weekly ● Related to one of the focus areas
● Use your own calendar/app to track your progress
● Report progress to team leader on a weekly basis

9. Goals should be…

10. Example WEEKLy goals ● Nutrition ● Social-Emotional ● Fitness
Eat 5 servings produce daily
Pack a 500 calorie lunch 5x a week
Eat no more than 25g added sugar on weekdays
Drink at least 64 oz. water each day
● Social-Emotional
Journal for 10 min. daily
Use gathering room for quiet reflection for 5 min. every day
Devote 15 minutes to a creative activity every day
Catch up with a different friend or family member every day
● Fitness
Attend 2 one-hour fitness classes per week
Run 10 miles per week
Stretch for 15 minutes 5x a week
Do 30 minutes of cardio 3x a week
● Stress Management
Meditate for 2 minutes every day
Plan daily activities at the beginning of each day
Get 7 hours of sleep on weeknights
Take at least one 10 minute study break per weekday

11. monthly Programming STUDENT PROGRAMMING SL/SWAG PROGRAMMING
● Live presentation
● Virtual presentation (YouTube, Camtasia)
● Seminar/workshop/class
● Monthly newsletter
● Guest speaker
● Video
● Professionally-led seminar/workshop
● Contests/Challenges of the month
Students sign up to lead event during the month prior using this form

12. January DASH Events Monday, 1/23 – Self Defense Class
(4 – 5 p.m. in Fitness Center)
Wednesday, 1/25 – Dietician Presentation
(12 – 1 p.m., room 345)
Tuesday, 1/31 – Winter Warmup & Tea Bar
(12 – 1 p.m. in Atrium)

13. Sharing Wellness INSPIRATION
● ideas
● advice
● stories
● tools
● articles
● videos
● program suggestions
Wellness Sharing Form

14. DASH Timeline Friday, 1/13 DASH sign-up close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, 1/17
DATE
INFO.
Friday, 1/13
DASH sign-up close at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, 1/17
Students will be advised of their DASH Groups
Week of 1/17
Team leaders contact their teams to discuss team name, progress reporting, etc. (virtually or in person)
Friday, 1/20
Complete DASH pre-assessment by 5 p.m.
Week of 1/23
First week of goal-setting

15. The Forms ● Sign Up ● Pre-Assessment ● Team Leader Report*
● Presentation Sign-Up
● Wellness Idea Share
● Post-Assessment

16. Questions?