Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS, FACEP

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 healthcare workers.