This special installment of Well-Being at Michigan Medicine coincides with celebrating Health Workforce Well-Being Day on March 18, 2025. As such, this episode brings together Chief Well-Being Officer Elizabeth Harry, M.D., and Jeffrey Patterson, M.H.S.A., M.P.H., the senior director for well-being operations and strategy.

The duo discusses the evolution of the Office of Well-Being from its past iteration and how it brings a broader focus on creating environments where individuals and teams thrive, emphasizing well-being and addressing upstream factors that lead to burnout.

Additionally, Dr. Harry and Patterson chat about key tenants of their work: operational well-being, culture of well-being and personal resilience. Recently, the team has grown, and new members have brought greater expertise to the organization.

Learn more about how the Office of Well-Being aids it team members and brings a culture of belonging, resilience and support.

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