Community
Emergency medicine is a long game. These resources are confidential, free, and used by more residents than you think. Asking early is a professional skill, not a weakness.
Free, confidential, available 24/7. You are never bothering anyone by calling.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or chat online. Free and confidential, 24/7.
Call or text 988
Physician Support Line
Peer support run by psychiatrists, for physicians and trainees. No documentation, no reporting.
(888) 409-0141
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a live, trained counselor.
Ongoing support through the employer and GME — confidential and outside the program.
People you already know who want to hear from you early, not late.
Program leadership
Open-door policy with the PD and APDs.
Fatigue mitigation
Too tired to drive home safely? The program covers a ride — ask the attending on shift.
Small structural things that protect the long run of residency.
Track your hours honestly
Accurate duty-hour logging protects you and the program — duty hour limit is a ceiling, not a goal.
ACGME well-being resources
National resources and the well-being requirements programs are held to.
Nothing on this page is monitored by the program — counseling lines and crisis services are confidential by design. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.