Wellness

General Support

Within in the program: You may always reach out to Dr. Oyler or any of the Chief Residents, at any time. The Chief Residents can be reached by phone, text, email, or pager.

When reaching out to the Chief Residents after normal business hours, you should reach out to the Chief Resident on Call first. After hours you should use pager or phone to contact the Chiefs.

Ombudspersons:

These are faculty members that serve as student/resident advocates and as confidential and private sounding boards regarding experiences at University of Chicago. They will also investigate and resolve complaints of mistreatment or other issues and abuses.

Mental Health

a) You can reach out to Sonali Paul, our ombudsperson. She is always available and everything you speak to her about is confidential. spaul@bsd.uchicago.edu

b) You can take advantage of the Employee Assistance Program, Perspectives. This is: “a no-cost, confidential resource to assist in addressing issues such as stress, change, communication, family matters, financial matters, addiction, etc. Assessment, referral, short-term counseling (when indicated) and follow-up are available through in-person appointments or telephone counseling. To schedule an appointment or to talk with a counselor, call (800) 456-6327. Licensed counselors are available 24 hours a day. In addition, the program offers assistance in finding child/eldercare and an online website with a wealth of information on parenting, aging, thriving, living and working. To access Work Life Online, simply go to perspectivesltd.com and the User Name is UCH001 and password is perspectives.”

c) UCWellCare (UCWellcare@uchicagomedicine.org): email pool for resources for medication management and counseling referral

d) Jennifer Ghandhi (Jennifer.Ghandhi@bsd.uchicago.edu): therapist at U of C dedicated to trainees/physicians

For other resources and information, please see this Wellness handout from the GME or the Staff and Faculty Assistance Program Handout from Perspectives. Please feel free to reach out to the Chiefs or Program Leadership if you have questions!

Physical Health

Doctor’s Appointments

UCM residents (and their immediate family members: spouse/partner and dependent children) can use the UChicago MyChart portal to schedule adult/pediatric primary care and other specialty services at UChicago Medicine.

Please go to this website to access the UChicago MyChart Portal.

• If this is your first time as a patient at UCMC, click the “Sign Up” button to begin the process of creating a MyChart Account.
• If you are a returning patient of UChicago Medicine, please use your MyChart login information to access your account.

When finding a PCP, we recommend you schedule at one of the UCM Locations listed below rather than PCG at the Hyde Park Campus. This is to ensure you do not get scheduled with a co-resident, and because you will be working clinically with almost all of the Attending PCPs who work here. There are several UCM Locations in the Chicago area we recommend for Primary Care, including:

• Cottage Grove (Family Medicine)
• Dearborn Station
• South Loop
• River East
• Kenwood

You may search for and read about the providers at each of these locations on this website.

Occupational Medicine

Located in Mitchell room D-136. Hours are M-F 7:15am-4pm. 773-702-6757. This is where you can receive immunizations, health screenings, annual fit testing and treatment for work related injuries.

All work related injuries (including needle sticks):

• IF due to blood borne pathogen exposure material (needle stick, sharps injury, splash or contact w/ possible infectious blood/fluid), page needle-stick hotline immediately at p9990, follow instructions to on-call clinician.
• For other work related injuries, must immediately obtain medical eval at UCOM during regular business hours. IF it is closed and immediate medical attention is required (ex. life, limb or organ threatening injuries), can report to CCD ED and follow up at UCOM during clinic hours the next day of operation. Otherwise, report to UCOM the following day.
• ALL injuries, including blood borne pathogen exposures must be reported to the work injury reporting line at 480-270-6839. If the injury is not reported, benefits and/or payment of bill may be delayed or denied.

Campus Gym

Residents can join The Ratner Center (pool, fitness center, gym, sauna, indoor track, squash, racquetball courts, fitness center, basketball, cardio equipment) at a discounted rate (~$17/month for a very nice university gym, can pay a month at a time).

Safety

Uber Reimbursement for Safe Driving – If you are too tired or otherwise medically impaired to drive, please do not hesitate to call a Lyft or Uber to get home. This ride will be fully reimbursed by GME. Please submit a reimbursement request via Oracle to receive payment. Instructions on how to submit an expense report (reimbursement) can be found here.

UCM Security Escort – If you ever feel unsafe or feel a need for a security escort to a UCM campus location or parking structure, security is available 24/7. Call 773-702-6262 to parking structures and 773-702-8181 for other locations.

UChicago Safe App – You may download this app, which allows you to be up to date on campus safety alerts, report tips.

Updated 7/2026