POMA is committed to creating and providing opportunities for open dialogue around health and personal well-being across the osteopathic profession. Specifically for residents, we promote well-being through focused activities sponsored by POMA and financially supported by the POMA Foundation.
Over the last five years, $32,500 has been awarded to 66 residency programs in Pennsylvania. Residents have planned paint nights, escape rooms, garden projects, obstacle courses, cultural celebrations and arcade fun. Project summaries are provided below.
Our next cycle of resident wellness grant funding will open Fall 2024!
Timeline Activities:
Grant Applications Open - October 2024
Grant Proposals Due - November 2024
Grant Notification - December 2024
Program/Project Time Frame - January 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025
Results/Outcome Report and Survey Responses - Not less than two (2) weeks following program completion.
Eligibility Criteria (last reviewed Sept. 2024):
- POMA Membership Requirement: Programs require at least 25% osteopathic residents and at least 1 resident in the program is a POMA member.
- No alcohol-related activities or high-risk activities will be approved. Examples of high-risk programs include but are not limited to Axe Throwing, Shooting Ranges, Whitewater Rafting, etc. We encourage you to inquire if you have questions.
- Support of the program director and facility for ongoing conversation following the completion of the granted project or program.
- The grant does not allow for overhead /facilities and administrative (F&A) costs, nor should the funds be used for overhead/F&A costs.
- Completion/Outcomes report on time. Failure to complete result/outcome report will prohibit eligibility for following year.
- Grant approval is based on the activity submitted. Any modifications to the activity after approval is required to be reviewed and approved by POMA prior to the event being held.
- To encourage collegiality with POMA and the POMA Foundation, POMA/POMAF representatives may attend your activity to demonstrate support for your program.
- POMA is not liable for any loss or risk associated with the activity.
- The Grants are $500
Recaps of the Resident Wellness Events completed from the 2018 - 2024 academic years are showcased below.
Academic Year 2023-2024 Resident Wellness Event Summaries
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Millcreek Hospital - Psychiatry -Bowling Event September 2023
 
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Emergency Medicine Residents - Wellness Day - March 2, 2023
We wanted to focus on mental, physical, and nutritional health on our wellness day. For the mental health focus, our residents and attendings started off by watching a film called “Do No Harm: Exposing the Hippocratic Hoax”. This film is a documentary that focuses on physician suicide and burnout. The film was discussed when it was finished and all attendees were offered resources to help with counseling and mental health care. In the next hour, physical health was the topic of focus. The activity started with a .......
 
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Saint Vincent Hospital Emergency Medicine - Escape Room - 02.25.23
Saint Vincent Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents tested their teamwork, knowledge and problem solving by.....
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Reading Hospital Internal Medicine - Paint Nite(s) February 2023
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Reading Hospital held two Paint Nite events as a form of art therapy. Art therapy is a psychotherapy that involves various forms of art making to promote self-expression, exploration, and healing. Over 2 different sessions, we had approximately 30 participants create their own art work.....
   
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