House Officer Well-being
You help Cornell provide extraordinary care to thousands of animals each year. However, balancing the needs of patients, clients and your team is a challenge, and can have effects on your well-being.
Please take a look at some of the previous well-being recordings and watch for upcoming events. Feel free to reach out to the CVM Well-being Committee with any feedback or suggestions at CVMWellbeing@cornell.edu. Here are a few additional ways to safeguard your well-being.
Mental health
For emergencies or urgent concerns, call 911 or the Cornell Police at 607-255-1111.
Reach out to CUHA or the CVM Well-being Committee
- You can always reach out to the people around you at CUHA for assistance. As a starting point, we recommend considering your resident advisor, service or section chief, hospital director or department chair. Not sure whom to contact? Here is a list of directors by specialty who can help (Note: To view this document, you must log in with your Cornell NetID). Other faculty who are trained and available to speak include: Drs. Jonathan Cheetham (jc485), Julia Felippe (mbf6) and James Morrisey (jkm27). If you aren’t sure the best person to approach, any of these contacts are a good starting point for advice.
- Members of the CVM Well-being Committee are residents and other employees at CUHA. You are welcome to reach out to them with any questions or concerns you have.
- Reach out to the CVM Human Resources team: Mary Beth Jordan (mej4) or Katie Ehemann (ke262)
Concerned about your well-being or that of a coworker?
Contact the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and/or your HR representative to receive guidance. FSAP is now able to see non-urgent clients within a week and will make time for those with more urgent concerns. In addition, employees have a supplemental mental health benefit that allows for three free visits that goes through confidential counseling services and this is from a national vendor. FSAP and ENI sessions are free of charge to all benefits eligible employees.
The HR Services & Transitions Center at hrservices@cornell.edu is a good place to start with any questions about medical insurance coverage. Other questions related to mental health supports can be directed to FSAP or sent more generally to wellbeing@cornell.edu.
Cornell has a variety of confidential services on their SHARE site.
Concerned about the well-being of a student?
Contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Counselors are available to assist faculty and staff members regarding students in distress. You can call for a consultation at 607-255-5155.
Additional hotlines
Ithaca/Tompkins County hotlines (24/7):
- Ithaca Crisisline: 800-273-8255
- Advocacy Center (for sexual or domestic violence): 607-277-5000
National hotlines (24/7):
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
- Trevor Project hotline (LGBTQ): 866-488-7386
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- TransLifeline: 877-565-8860
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
National and other text/chat services (24/7):
- National Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741
- Steve Fund crisis text line: Text STEVE to 741741 (especially for students of color)
- Trevor Project chat service & text line: Text START to 678678 (especially for LGBTQ students)
- National Suicide Prevention "Lifeline Chat" service
Help for you and your clients on pet loss
- Cornell: Pet Loss Support Hotline
- Colorado State University: Grief resources to share with clients
- The Pet Loss Support Page: Ten tips on coping with pet loss
Financial planning
- For house officers seeking assistance with student loans and financial planning, Kristin Pennock, AFC, at the College of Veterinary Medicine, is able to help. Make an appointment with her using this form.
Articles, podcasts and other resources
- National Academy of Medicine: Clinician Well-being Knowledge Hub
- Working at Cornell: Parenting resources, child care, lactation, etc.
- Working at Cornell: Elder and adult care resources
- AAVMC: Well-being
- AVMA: Suicide prevention and mental health
- Cornell Health: Responding to others in distress
- Learn more about the seven dimensions of well-being via Cornell's Human Resources.
- Cornell's Employee Well-being Update
- AVMA: Focus on well-being during Mental Health Awareness Month
- Ten Percent Happier: Why you're burning out - and how to fix it
- Self: Re-entry anxiety: Seven ways to deal with stress about post-pandemic life