Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS

Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS

Physician in Charleston, SC
Specialties:Emergency Medicine
NPI #1952389769

Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS

Chief Wellbeing Officer; Professor

As the inaugural Chief Wellbeing Officer for the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Farley's focus is on advancing the professional fulfillment and wellbeing of healthcare team members, faculty, staff, and students. She leads advocacy programs and initiatives aimed at optimizing the employee experience and fostering work-life meaning, connection, and joy.

Dr. Farley completed residency training in emergency medicine in 2005, fellowship training in administration in 2006, and earned her Master of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College in 2018. As a pioneer in the emerging field of healthcare worker wellbeing, she developed "Care for the Caregiver", one of the nation's earliest and largest peer support programs for health care workers. She subsequently served as the first Chief Wellness Officer at ChristianaCare in Wilmington, DE, where she launched the transformational work of the organization's Center for WorkLife Wellbeing.

Dr. Farley is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has held several leadership positions within the American College of Emergency Physicians on the state and national level. She has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and has been the principal or co-investigator in over 10 grant-funded studies. She frequently speaks at local, national and international venues with the goal of mutual sharing of best practices and innovations in the field of healthcare workforce wellbeing. She continues to see patients in one of the region's busiest Level 1 trauma centers.

Board Certifications: American Board of Emergency Medicine

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