The Taking Care of Our Own Program

What is the Taking Care of Our Own Program?

The Taking of Our Own Program (TCOOO) is a service offered to all physicians, faculty and housestaff, within the UNC Healthcare System who would benefit from convenient and confidential expertise in wellness and mental health.  

The physical and emotional health of physicians is often a secondary priority to the health of their patients, family, and friends. TCOOO was created to encourage health and wellness in those that heal others. We are a group of mental health providers who meet individually with physicians to assess their unique factors which may contribute to symptoms of stress, mood changes, anxiety, and burnout. We help physicians cope with these common issues which can often impact their professional journey.

What does TCOOO offer?

• We provide education, support, advice, and if appropriate, professional referral for individual mental or physical help that meets your needs. 
• We offer multiple different forms of mental health treatment that include evidence based therapies for burnout, depression and anxiety, and have developed a comprehensive referral base of providers who have experience caring for physicians.
• We work directly with each clinical department and division to implement educational programs with customized material for each clinical specialty, as the demands and stressors vary among the diverse fields of medicine.
• We work with medical training directors and other faculty to make necessary changes that greatly increase the odds that a training physician will be successful in their program.

Sometimes you don’t know what you need. 

We’re here to help you figure that out.

Please click on the appropriate box below to learn more about how we can meet your specific wellness needs. 

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