Office of Well-Being (EmWELL)

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) established the Office of Well-Being in January 2022. The office is a central resource and the first of its kind for the entire Woodruff Health Sciences Center, which includes Emory Healthcare. The focus of the office is to lead the design, direction and implementation of well-being programs that address the current environmental stressors among clinicians, health professionals, faculty and staff in clinical, research and academic health sciences areas.

The goals of the office include facilitating system-wide changes that enable team members to effectively practice in a culture that prioritizes and promotes wellness and professional fulfillment while optimizing the function of Emory's health system and establishing a robust well-being research foundation.

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The office is led by Co-Chief Well-Being Officers Tim Cunningham, RN, DrPH, and Chad Ritenour, MD.

News and Updates

News and updates from the Office of Well-Being (EmWELL)

January 2023 Update and Video

Learn more about your Woodruff Health Sciences Office of Well-Being and what you’ve helped us learn this past year. We’re grateful to all who have contributed to helping us establish this new Office, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to serve and grow with you all as we move into 2023!

July 2022 Update

In the six months since its inception, EmWELL has established a sustainable infrastructure across the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) while working on assessment and alignment of ongoing local initiatives and leveraging opportunities for national collaborations.

April 2022 Update

In the first 90 days since inception, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Office of Well-Being (EmWELL) has focused on the initial goals of assessment, infrastructure and measurement (AIM).