Give the Gift of Self-Care
Sponsor Mind-Body Skills Groups for
Medical Students and Physicians-in-Training
Mind-Body Skills Group Sponsor Interest Form
Given the high prevalence of burnout and the educational debt that many physicians incur, Dr. Jessica Singh has provided full scholarship positions (free tuition) for medical students and physicians-in-training (residents and fellows) to participate in her mind-body skills groups ever since she started facilitating them. In order to sustain this effort given the growing popularity and interest in these groups, Sukhayu Wellness is excited to implement this sponsorship program.
By becoming a sponsor, you give the invaluable gift of self-care and well-being to medical students and physicians-in-training by supporting their participation in a mind-body skills group, a validated educational group model founded by Dr. James Gordon and the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, that offers participants an opportunity to learn self-care strategies and experience evidence-based techniques to enhance their well-being. Mind-body skills groups are self-empowering, and have been proven to mitigate burnout, help heal trauma, enhance stress management, and improve quality of life.
Given the immense effort that goes into providing this effort for medical students and physicians-in-training, in order to quality to participate in the mind-body skills group, they must:
Submit an interest form
Attend a 1:1 15 minute interview meeting with Dr. Jessica Singh
Make the commitment to join and actively participate in all 8 sessions
Complete the required weekly reading from Dr. James Gordon’s book The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma (syllabus is given before the start of the program)
Write brief weekly reflections after each session
Complete a scholarly activity within 6 months of the program start date
Participants will be asked to write an article (750-1200 words) on a mind-body medicine related topic for publication on the platform of their choosing.
Articles written by previous participants:
Breaths to Calm - cowritten with medical student Raya Iqbal, published in AAMC Aspiring Doc Diaries
Experimenting with the Breath: Reconnecting with Breath to Manage Stress - by Peter Tamura, medical student, published in AAMC Aspiring Doc Diaries
Let’s Meet in Child’s Pose and Welcome the Day - by Steven Meas, MD-PhD student, published in KevinMD
All students will receive up to 2 hours of mentorship and editing with Dr. Jessica Singh to support their publication journey
National and international participants are welcome!
Levels of sponsorship:
Silver sponsor: Any contribution will be allocated towards a partial scholarship for a medical student or physician-in-training.
Gold sponsor: $275 (full tuition).
Diamond sponsor: $1375 - full tuition for 5 medical students/physicians in training
Nurturing Hearts sponsor: $2750 - full tuition for 10 medical students/physicians in training (this would be used to support one entire mind-body skills group solely for medical students and physicians-in-training from throughout the country and throughout the globe!)
In appreciation of your generosity, all gold, diamond, and nurturing heart sponsors will receive a letter from the medical student or physician in training that they sponsor describing their reflection of the group after they complete the program. In addition, sponsors will have the opportunity to meet the medical student(s) and/or physician(s)-in-training that they sponsor via a zoom video group meeting after the completion of the program.
In addition, all nurturing hearts’ sponsors will receive an $875 credit. As a nurturing hearts’ sponsor, you can apply this credit towards any wellness initiative, including your own participation in a mind-body skills group, or holistic coaching and interactive guided imagery sessions ($275/hour).
Any contribution will help support this initiative. I currently have a waitlist of medical students from throughout the country who are interested in participating in these groups!
Thank you for your consideration.
Contact us if you have any questions.
