2025 MCMS Wellness Symposium
Featuring Dr. Jonathan Ripp, a nationally acclaimed thought leader on wellness
For: All Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Medical Residents/Students, Nursing & All Healthcare Workers
Objectives: To promote the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of physicians and healthcare workers by providing evidence-based strategies, resources, and tools that foster resilience, prevent burnout, and enhance overall health. This symposium aims to create a supportive environment for healthcare professionals to share experiences, engage in wellness practices, and cultivate sustainable self-care habits that improve both personal and professional quality of life. Cost:
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Johnathan Ripp, MD, MPH | Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Dean for Well-Being and Resilience and Chief Wellness Officer at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). He received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University and completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine (IM) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. In the role of chief wellness officer, Dr. Ripp oversees efforts to assess and provide direction for system- and individual-level interventions designed to improve well-being for all students, residents, fellows, faculty and other health professionals in the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Ripp practices as a clinician in the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors home-based primary care program where he maintains an active patient panel. In addition, Dr. Ripp is the Co-founder and Inaugural President of CHARM, the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine, a national group of medical educators, academic and community medical center and well-being leaders, experts in burnout research and interventions, and learners, all working to promote healthcare professional and learner well-being. Topics of presentation will include: “Multi-level Approaches to Addressing Healthcare Worker Well-Being”
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Brian Watkins, MD | Dr. Brian Watkins is a highly experienced surgeon with a broad range of expertise in general surgery, surgical education, and surgical quality. Since 2020, Dr. Watkins has served as an Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgical Education, and Site Program Director for the Arnot Surgery Residency Program (which closed in 2022) and the Faxton-St. Luke's General Surgery Residency Program (ended in 2023) at Rochester Regional Health. He also holds the role of Eastern Region and System Surgical Quality Officer at RRH. Dr. Brian Watkins is a also a RRH wellness ambassador and a member of the ACS Surgeon Wellness Coalition. Dr. Watkins has also served as an instructor, lecturer, and faculty member at various institutions including the University of Rochester and LECOM, and he has been a visiting professor at multiple healthcare networks. Topics of presentation will include: Addressing an Aspect of Burnout: Peer Support for Second Victims in the Healthcare setting
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S. Craig Rooney, PhD | S. Craig Rooney, PHD, joined URMC as its inaugural chief wellbeing officer in February 2024. His background includes assistant professor, private practice as a psychologist, leader in collegiate health, and work at an academic health center. Prior to joining URMC, he served for 4.5 years as director of psychological services and wellbeing for the MU School of Medicine and MU Health Care, working in partnership with its CWO to establish a robust program. Before that, he was assistant director of the MU Counseling Center and of Mental Health Services at the MU Student Health Center. Rooney earned his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2000. He completed his internship in psychology at the University of Utah Counseling Center in Salt Lake City, UT. He has published and lectured on well-being and related topics and is involved in national collaborative networks on healthcare worker wellbeing. He also serves as associate professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine. Topics of Presentation will include: URMC Office of Wellbeing: Update/Leveraging Local Interventions for Health Care Worker Wellbeing
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None of the planners or participants in this educational activity have any financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Rochester Academy of Medicine and Monroe County Medical Society. The Rochester Academy of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.