Resident-Led Wellness

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, we want to ensure our residents have activities and resources to help support their personal wellness.

The Pediatric Residency Wellness Committee is comprised of several resident representatives from each class to provide opportunities both in and out of the hospital to promote wellness, stress the importance of a positive work-life balance and organize fun and relaxing activities with colleagues. In the past, these have included:

• Mario Kart Tournaments, narrative medicine, therapy dog visits, yoga, art therapy, meditation, holiday celebrations, zumba, etc.

• Didactics on topics such as mindfulness, resiliency training, managing energy, work-life balance, fatigue management and finances.

• Small group discussions facilitated by trained professionals outside of the residency program. Residents can share experiences, feelings and coping strategies in a safe and supportive environment.

• Grief and bereavement discussions facilitated by our palliative care team.

Retreats

We hold several retreats throughout the year for our residents, including:

• PGY-1 Retreat (Fall)

• PGY-2 Retreat (Spring)

• PGY-3 Retreat (Spring)

• All Resident Retreat (Summer)

Graduation & Recognition Ceremony

Our annual graduation ceremony includes a wonderful evening of dinner and entertainment. This is an event to celebrate the end of a great year and to say goodbye and good luck to our graduating seniors and pediatrics-neurology residents. As part of this ceremony, there are awards distributed to residents for outstanding achievements in the various subspecialties as well to resident-selected faculty members for their outstanding teaching.

Living in Cleveland

Cleveland is a wonderful, affordable place to live with unique neighborhoods. Below is a description of the three parts of Cleveland, followed by a presentation given to incoming residents on finding a place to live:

• Downtown

  • Mix of business, residential apartments, and entertainment

  • Sports Centers

    • Progressive Field (Cleveland Guardians), Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland Cavaliers), Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland Browns)

  • Restaurants and Entertainment

    • Playhouse Square, Jack Casino, Tower City

• East Side

  • Suburban Neighborhoods and Arts

  • University Circle

  • Little Italy, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Botanical and Cultural Gardens, Severance Hall, Cleveland Clinic

  • Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, and University Heights

  • Residential Neighborhoods

  • Shaker Square, Coventry, Beachwood Mall & Legacy Village, Van Aken

• West Side

  • Urban renewal of industrial neighborhoods

  • Ohio City and Tremont

    • West Side Market, Tremont Art Walk and Food Festival

  • Detroit Shoreway and Edgewater

    • Cleveland Aquarium and Edgewater Park

  • The Flats and Brooklyn

    • Cleveland Zoo, Boat Cruises, and Restaurants