Le Well July 21, 2025 Newsletter

Our mission is to provide centralized services to support SOM students and others involved in the healthcare learning environment.  Check out our website.

We appreciate your patience and goodwill with respect to our communication strategies as we work collaboratively with other offices across the School of Medicine who are dedicated to supporting students.  As our teams work to improve and streamline communication, strategies are likely to shift.  The Monday Le Well email will be sent on Monday mornings to students in HPE programs and as part of the weekly DukeMed MD Student Newsletter except on the first Monday of the month, when the DukeMed Monthly Newsletter will go to all students in SOM programs. 

Feel free to reach out to jane.gagliardi@duke.edu via email or in person (e.g., at Granola with Gagliardi or by appointment).  

Resources for Health and Well-Being 

• Well-Being Navigator: Jeanine Bandini, LCSW, is part of the Le Well team and has a specific mission to connect SoM students with helpful resources to help them thrive; schedule a meeting here

• CAPS @ Le Well: Counseling and psychological services in Trent Semans Center - 919-660-1000 to schedule an appointment (specify that you are a student linked to Le Well / SOM)

• Duke Counseling & Psychological Services: Wellness Center on the University campus - 919-660-1000 to schedule an appointment or walk in M-F 9-4

• Timely Care: 24/7 telehealth mental health services

• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988  

• Peer Support Collective: 

  • Provides an opportunity for SoM students to engage 1:1 with psychology interns to provide mutual support  

  • Now Recruiting interested students to become interprofessional group peer supporters  

• Student Accessibility Services: Partners with students with disabilities to establish services for their access and inclusion on campus

• Identity, Culture and Religion: Centers that provide education, advocacy, and support for students

• Senior Associate Dean of International Students:  Responsible for advising, supporting, and advocating for the needs of international students and scholars at Duke University 

• Duke Chapel & Religious Life at Duke: Convenes, supports, and advocates for all  of the officially recognized Religious Life groups on campus that serve students

• Community Pantry: Provides access to nutritious food. Sponsored by Graduate and Professional Student Government

• Office of Financial Aid and Student Financial Planning: Maintains up-to-the-minute knowledge and provides support and advocacy concerning student financial aid and financial planning matters 

Students are welcome to access the University-Wide Strategic Realignment site, designed and maintained in an effort to inform the community of future steps in its university-wide strategic realignment.  Additional information can also be found at the SOM intranet site.

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Have you experienced mistreatment? Wanting to talk about it? Wondering how best to proceed? 

Please reach out to jane.gagliardi@duke.edu and/or submit a report through the Adverse Events Reporting System.  

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THIS WEEK @ LE WELL

We are eager to hear from you regarding your ideas for ways to support you better!  Please let us know if you have ideas or feedback for wellness-promoting activities.