Well-Being and Work Experience Core

The Office for Professional Engagement and Development’s Well-Being and Workplace Experience Core seeks to promote the well-being and professional satisfaction of all faculty, trainees, and staff by advancing a culture that empowers them to do their best work within a community that values them.
Our mission and model emphasize enhancing the system in which we work and learn while encouraging the development of well-being and resilience skills. We recognize that much of what drives well-being and stress is related to the work environment and Health System-level factors. As such, our efforts focus on improving the work environment, work design, and learning environment, and enhancing a culture that supports flourishing.

What We Do

The Well-Being and Workplace Experience Core collaborates with a host of partners across the Health System to drive change through efforts that are both local and systemwide. Our core functions include: (1) gathering and disseminating data on well-being, burnout, and associated factors; (2) overseeing a large cohort of well-being champions who identify and address well-being priorities at the local and Health System levels on an ongoing basis; (3) supporting teams in their well-being work with grants and coaching; and (4) providing educational opportunities focused on well-being. All our efforts involve collaborating with offices, programs, and departments across the Health System.

We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about the initiatives that target each of the three aspects of our model:

Workplace Culture: In a well-being-centered workplace culture, faculty, employees, and trainees feel valued, cared for, and supported.
Workplace Efficiency and Function: A workplace centered around well-being and efficiency is one in which job roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and feasible and where teams work well together.
Mental Health and Wellness Resources: We provide resources to support your mental health, personal well-being, and physical health. Here, faculty, employees, and trainees can find information about confidential mental health support, wellness and coaching programs, stress management resources, and tools to help address personal factors that may affect well-being at home and at work.

Meet Our Team

Our team is dedicated to enhancing the well-being and resilience of all members of the Mount Sinai Health System. This includes medical and graduate students, graduate medical trainees, post-doctoral trainees, and faculty. We firmly believe that your professional fulfillment, personal well-being, and the meaning you derive from your work and education are essential to both your success and ours. They enables us to provide the highest quality of care, conduct world-class research, and train tomorrow’s health care leaders.

Jonathan A. Ripp, MD, MPH
Dean for Well-Being, Chief Wellness Officer, Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Saadia Akhtar, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Trainee Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Education
Jacqueline G. Hargrove, PhD
Interim Director, Student Well-Being, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
Neil M. Rofsky, MD, MHA, FACR
Dr. Charles M. and Marilyn Newman Professor of Radiology, Professor and Chair, Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Senior Associate Dean, Well-Being and Coaching, Icahn School of Medicine
Sakshi Dua, MBBS, FCCP, ATSF
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Well-Being Professor, Medicine and Medicine Education
Christie N. Mulholland, MD
Director, Faculty Well-Being Champions Program, Associate Clinical Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Chi Chan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Education Director, VISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center