About Us

We can't pour from an empty cup.

Healthcare providers' health matters too.

Why we exist

The people caring for the sick deserve care too.

MEDWELL Club focuses on the wellbeing of medical students and healthcare professionals, because the people caring for the sick deserve care too. We create spaces for wellness activities, sports, peer connection, mental and emotional wellbeing, medical education, research, advocacy, professional development, digital initiatives and interests beyond medicine.

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Africa bears more than a quarter of the global disease burden while accounting for only about 3% of the global health workforce. Burnout in this system is not a badge of honor, it is a threat to patient safety, staff retention and the sustainability of healthcare systems.

Africa CDC

MEDWELL Club isn't simply organizing occasional events. It's building a culture of healthier medical education and healthier healthcare professionals.

What we believe
01

Self-care should begin during medical school, not after graduation.

02

Wellbeing is connected to patient safety and professional sustainability.

03

Students need spaces for movement, reflection, connection and creativity.

04

Medical students are more than their academic and clinical responsibilities.

05

Individual self-care matters, but supportive institutions and systems matter too.

06

Healthier students are better positioned to become healthier healthcare professionals.

Our approach
Move
Sports, stretching and physical wellbeing.
Connect
Peer connection, community and shared reflection.
Reflect
Mental, emotional, spiritual and personal wellbeing.
Create
Interests, talents and identity beyond medicine.
Learn
Medical education, self-care and professional wellbeing.
Research
Research for wellness-related evidence, learning and inquiry.
Advocate
Advocate for healthier medical education and healthier healthcare professionals.
We are Contributors to:
01 Health Media Platform

Medwell Health Magazine

Africa's Leading Youth-Driven Multilingual Health Media Platform.

medwellnews.com
02 Podcast

Medwell Podcast

Welcome to Medwell Podcast. We break down the topics that matter most, wellness, first aid, sexual and reproductive health, and the biggest trends in health news, so you always know what's real, what's helpful, and what's new. Empowering you to live smarter, healthier and more confidently.

YouTube · @THEMEDWELLPODCAST

Our Medwell Club family volunteers as writers, editorial team members, hosts and speakers on these health media platforms.

Supported by
MEDWELL Initiative IMEGH Health Medical Students' Association of Rwanda (MEDSAR)
Get Involved

Join us. Support us. Belong to MEDWELL Club.

There's a place in MEDWELL Club at every stage of the journey, as a student, a practicing professional, or simply someone who believes healthcare providers deserve care too.