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Mindful Practice Curriculum
The mindful practice curriculum uses several educational methods throughout a series of modules that are aimed at developing mindful practitioners. Brief awareness exercises and reflective questions will help participants increase awareness of their own thoughts, feelings, decision-making processes, emotional reactions and technical skills. ”Appreciative inquiry” interviews and written narratives will focus both on highly effective as well as challenging experiences in health care; they will focus on personal attributes that can lead to higher quality care and physician well-being.
In general, we will build on positive, constructive ways that individuals have developed to respond effectively in stressful situations. This approach is contrast to other settings which focus on problems and blame. Homework exercises will help participants become more mindful in everyday work settings. Each module will have a theme, such as:
- Noticing and blindness
- Healing and suffering
- Professionalism and self-interest
- Surprises and reactivity
- Meaningful experiences
- Connection and conflict
- Self-care and burnout
- Communication and misunderstandings
- Errors and bad outcomes.
Students and residents at the University of Rochester take part in parallel curricula throughout the year. In addition, faculty members of each participating department are are trained in the educational methods that are embedded in the curriculum. See below for details of mindful curriculum for students, residents, and faculty members.