Sports Medicine Interest Group and the Office of Well-Being hosted a talk by Chef Poyourow on sports nutrition! He shared how to implement healthy eating principles into your daily life and ways to save time and money.

Last Thursday, Dr. Jessi Gold, author of the national bestselling book How Do You Feel?, met with students for intimate and illuminating conversation where she shared powerful insights into maintaining well-being, particularly in challenging environments like medical education. Students brought questions and Dr. Gold brought her expertise and compassionate approach to interactive dialogue.

Last Sunday, ahead of exams, Med^2 hosted a hot yoga class at Providence Power Yoga Studio. The hot yoga class saw all 4 classes, MD26-28 represented! Watch out for future Med^2 yoga sessions!

The Concussions in Sports Medicine talk today (1/17) was sponsored by the Sports Med Interest Group and the Office of Well-Being. Thirty students attended to learn about a career in sports medicine and managing concussions in athletes. EM physician and Bryant sports medicine physician Dr. Jeffrey Feden also highlighted the many routes students can take to achieve a career in sports medicine.

Our January 2025 newsletter is now available! This issue's theme is 'Well-Being' with a poem by Mary Oliver and a spotlight on the Student Health Council's Spotlight Blog.

The January 2025 issue of Being features a Spotlight on The Student Health Council Spotlight Blog.

Yesterday, the Student Health Council hosted "Vulnerability as Strength." Dr. Monzon discussed first experiencing failure in medical school after years of achievement without any real setbacks. She demonstrated vulnerability as she explored "failures" from medical school, residency, and her personal life and explained how she found strength in these failures, stayed motivated, and used these experiences to grow.

Medical students gather to meditate, get fresh air, and support each other as they prepare for exams. Med^2's gatherings are always a good time!

Roses are red, finals are tough,
Micro is ending, we’ve studied enough.
Come take a break from the Sketchy grind,
Meditate and snack to ease your mind!

The morning before last month's MD '28 exams, Med^2 hosted a relaxing meditation. To get in on one of Med^2's regular pre-exam meditations, or to learn more about them, email amsmeditation@brown.edu.

Last week the Student Health Council (SHC), under the leadership of Arjun Laud, hosted therapy dogs from The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs at The Warren Alpert Medical School. It was just in time to help reduce the stress of MD28s as they prepared for final exams.

Our December 2024 newsletter is now available! This issue's theme is 'Well-Being in the Holiday Season' with a poem by Kahlil Gibran and a spotlight on Prof. Yael Schonbrun's newsletter "Relational Riffs".

The December 2024 issue of Being features a Spotlight on "Relational Resolutions" by clinical psychologist, Yael Schonbrun.