How hospitals are making resident well-being core to GME
Thursday, February 5th, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Residency has always been demanding. But today's trainees face new stressors layered on top of old ones: EHR overload, reduced autonomy, economic pressure and social isolation.
Traditional mental health models weren't built for this — and residents are feeling the strain.
In this live webinar, join Mickey Trockel, MD, director of evidence-based innovation for Stanford University School of Medicine's WellMD Center and Robert Flora, MD, chief academic officer and vice president of academic affairs at McLaren Health Care, to examine how modern graduate medical education is reshaping the mental health landscape.
They'll explore the unique vulnerabilities of residents, how the training environment is changing in ways leaders underestimate, and why common mental health approaches fail in GME and what actually works.
Insights include:
Traditional mental health models weren't built for this — and residents are feeling the strain.
In this live webinar, join Mickey Trockel, MD, director of evidence-based innovation for Stanford University School of Medicine's WellMD Center and Robert Flora, MD, chief academic officer and vice president of academic affairs at McLaren Health Care, to examine how modern graduate medical education is reshaping the mental health landscape.
They'll explore the unique vulnerabilities of residents, how the training environment is changing in ways leaders underestimate, and why common mental health approaches fail in GME and what actually works.
Insights include:
- How new GME dynamics interact with longstanding mental health risks
- Why traditional wellness programs often fail and what to replace them with
- Practical steps to embed mental health infrastructure across training programs
Presenters:
Dr. Mickey Trockel
Director of Evidence Based Innovation for the Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center
Dr. Robert Flora
McLaren Health Care Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Moderator: