The Vanderbilt Medical Student (VMS) Wellness Program, described in this article, consists of three core components: The Advisory College Program, The Student Wellness Committee, and VMS LIVE. Each of the core components includes separate and unique individual programs, but each of these three components collaborates with the other two to accomplish the broad wellness goal of maximizing student health, happiness, and potential.
Commentary within the article includes references to the Student Wellness Committee and such activities as mindful eating, yoga, as well as references to mindfulness.
"The VMS Wellness Program is the first published model of a comprehensive medical student wellness initiative. The development and design of the program described in this article may serve as a framework for other institutions." Appearing as "A Comprehensive Medical Student Wellness Program—Design and Implementation at Vanderbilt School of Medicine," Academic Medicine [85(1), January 2010; 103-110] More details: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Student Wellness Committee.
