The office of student wellness: innovating to improve student mental health.
OBJECTIVE
Despite increasing mental health needs among medical students, few models for effective preventive student wellness programs exist.


METHODS
This paper describes a novel approach developed at the University of California (UC) Davis School of Medicine: the Office of Student Wellness (OSW).


RESULTS
Improved access and mental health service utilization have been documented, with over half of all students receiving support and clinical care. UC Davis student satisfaction mean scores on the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire wellness questions have reached or exceeded national average over the last 4 years, since the OSW was founded.


CONCLUSIONS
This program may serve as a blueprint for other medical schools in developing effective student wellness programs.
University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA, andreea.seritan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
Andreea L
AL
Seritan
Gurmeet
G
Rai
Mark
M
Servis
Claire
C
Pomeroy
D000328:Adult; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult