The Office of Student Health and Well-Being serves post-doctoral research fellows, clinical fellows, interns, residents, house staff, and other trainees to help you thrive professionally and personally. Here’s a list of popular resources; you can also search the entire library of SHWB resources by school and/or area of well-being.
Physical Well-Being
University Health Services (UHS). This office provides medical and wellness services to all students and trainees at the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore campus* and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.
Denton A. Cooley Center. This gym, located on the East Baltimore campus, features personal training, group classes, a women’s weight room, an outdoor pool, and intramural team sports. There is also a satellite center on the ninth floor of the Bloomberg School of Public Health building. Visit the membership portal for pricing information.
O’Connor Recreation and Well-Being Center. This gym, located on the Homewood campus, features personal training, group classes, an indoor pool, and intramural team sports. Membership and pricing vary depending on your affiliation with the university.
Mental Well-Being
UHS Mental Health Services. This office provides outpatient mental health services, including psychiatric assessment and individual therapy to learners at the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore campus and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. There is no out-of-pocket cost for these services for eligible individuals.
MySupport. This service offers free access to confidential counseling and referral services. Trainees and their family members can opt for an in-person appointment with a member of MySupport’s Clinical Care Team.
TimelyMD. This free mental telehealth service includes options for scheduled counseling with mental health professionals. It is available to all students and trainees.
Calm. All Hopkins affiliates have free premium access to this meditation and sleep app. Please use the URL https://www.calm.com/jhu for free premium access; do not try to directly download it from the App Store or Google Play.
Health Promotion Offices
UHS Wellness. This office serves students, post-doctoral fellows, house staff, and other trainees on the East Baltimore campus. Subscribe to the UHS Wellness listserv for updates and events. To contact us with any comments, ideas, questions, or recommendations please email, uhswellness@jhu.edu.
Center for Health Education and Well-Being (CHEW). This office, based on the Homewood campus but serving the entire university, cultivates and supports holistic well-being for individuals, relationships, groups, and the Hopkins community at-large. The staff is available to consult on services and programs like alcohol and other drugs and gender violence prevention.
Other Relevant Sites
Office of Postdoc Affairs. This page has additional benefits info for SOM postdocs.
SOM Registrar. This page has benefit information for all house staff.
SHWB Instagram account. Stay current on university-wide well-being information.
UHS Wellness Facebook account. Stay current on East Baltimore well-being information.
*The East Baltimore campus includes the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the Berman Bioethics Institute.