4 Keys to Well-Being

The strategies and resources in this guidebook are centred around four keys to well-being. While not exhaustive, the keys highlight several important areas that you can focus on in your teaching.

Social Connection

Build a welcoming environment by creating opportunities for connection with you and their peers

Compassion and Stress Reduction

Actively listen to your students, acknowledge their perspectives, and use policies and teaching practices for your course, lab, placement, or rotation that help them effectively manage or reduce stress.

Belonging and Growth Mindset

Show students that mistakes are part of the learning process and help them work through challenges in a way that encourages self-compassion and promotes a sense of belonging

Gratitude and Purpose

Help students appreciate positive experiences and explore links between their coursework and their sense of purpose in life