Wellness Team
Division Representatives
Support Teams
- Surgical Crisis Team: The Surgical Crisis Team is a group of identified peer supporters who have been trained to do initial intervention with identified individuals involved in difficult situations at work. This team will be joined with an anesthesia crisis team for a larger impact. They will reach out to involved individuals to see if they need to be referred to further professional counseling or intervention. Individuals include attendings, residents, medical students, nursing or other ancillary staff involved in the events.
- Peer Support Team: The peer support team is a group of providers and physicians who have been specially trained in peer support. They provide a network for peer support to reach out to each member of the surgical department in potential times of need. These supporters are available as a resource for the wellness committee and can bring any identified concerns to the committee.
- Resident Well-Being Team: The resident well-being team consists of attendings and residents, designed to provide support to each residency class and ensure they have an outlet for wellness discussions and resources. The wellness chief resident primarily helps facilitate this group along with the wellness director.
Current Members
- Attending Surgeons: Jennifer Berumen, MD, Nicole Lopez, MD, MAS, Jessica Weaver, MD, PhD
- Advanced Providers: Kimmy Gross, NP
- Administrative Chief Residents: Nicole Goldhaber, MD
The combined surgical and anesthesia crisis team can be reached by emailing: peersupport@health.ucsd.edu