Session 6: Awe and Wonder as Pathways to Resilience and Wisdom Through the Mindful Viewing of Film

Egg Harbor, WI US
July 28, 2025 to August 1, 2025

"The beginning of awe is wonder, and the beginning of wisdom is awe." —Abraham Heschel

The meaning of awe is to realize that life takes place under wide horizons, horizons that range beyond the span of an individual life or even the life of a nation, a generation, or an era that goes beyond human comprehension. Wonder is a feeling of curiosity, amazement, or astonishment caused by experiences of mysterious beauty in encountering the unfamiliar. Recent studies and reviews have shown that experiences of awe and wonder can enhance resilient well-being including positive affect and wisdom. Clinician well-being is essential for safe, high-quality patient care. This seminar aims at a mindfulness experience through viewing 4 feature films in which inspiring characters experience awe and wonder as a way to resilient well-being for the purpose of renewing these qualities in the lives of the seminar participants and in our work with patients. In addition, one morning, a pair of creative documentary films will be shown to engage participants directly in the experience of awe and wonder. On each of the 5 mornings, 1 film is shown via Blu-ray video projection and 6 loudspeakers with an introduction and centering process to begin the session and processing after the film focusing on the participant's own experience of the movie including silent reflection, journaling, dyadic sharing, and group discussion. Supplementary optional films (non-CME) will be shown on 2 evenings (Monday and Thursday). Films take on an exquisite cumulative power when shown over 5 days at the DCSI in a group setting that is truly remarkable and unforgettable.

Psychology CE Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatry Residents
  • Medical Students
  • Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:
 
  • Describe the essential role of experiencing awe and wonder as a way to resilient well-being.
  • Identify how film characters experience awe and wonder as a way to resilient well-being so as to identify these strengths in themselves and in their patients.
  • Develop skills and practice techniques of viewing films from a mindfulness perspective in which inspiring characters experience awe and wonder as a means to resilient well-being for the purpose of renewing these qualities in their lives.
  • Apply ways to help patients view films from a mindfulness perspective in which inspiring characters experience awe and wonder as a means to resilient well-being for the purpose of renewing these qualities in patients’ lives.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Caimen Masterson
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-7250
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 15.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 15.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 15.00 NASW
  • 15.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 15.00 PA
    PA credit.
Course opens: 
01/10/2025
Course expires: 
07/20/2025
Event starts: 
07/28/2025 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
08/01/2025 - 12:15pm CDT
Cost:
$722.00

Monday:

  • "Field of Dreams" (1hr 47min)
  • Evening Bonus non-CME film: "Baraka" (1hr 36 min)  

Tuesday:

  • "Contact" (2hr 30 min)
  • This day will end at 12:45pm.

Wednesday:

  • "Journey of the Universe" (57 min)
  • "Voyage of Time" (1hr 30min)
  • This day will end at 12:45pm.

Thursday:

  • "2001: A Space Odyssey" (2hr 29min)
  • This day will end at 12:45pm.
  • Evening Bonus non-CME film: "Wings of Desire" (2hr 8min)

Friday:

  • "The Tree of Life" (2hr 19min)
The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, WI 54209
United States
+1 (800) 273-7877

Travel

Lodging in July and August is in great demand; you must make reservations early. A block of suites has been set aside at the Landmark Resort. These suites will be held until June 6th, 2025, or until they are filled.

From its site on the bluff, the Landmark offers outstanding views of the waters of Green Bay with 294 units comprised of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites. Facilities include the Carrington Pub and Grill, 1 indoor and 3 outdoor pools, 2 tennis courts, whirlpools, steam rooms, and a fitness center and game room. The Landmark Resort is Door County’s largest and best full-service facility.

The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209

Reservations: (800) 273-7877
http://www.thelandmarkresort.com
To book through our discounted group rate, please call the Landmark reservation line at (800) 273-7877 and state that you are attending the Door County Summer Institute. No group code is required.
Group rates cannot be booked online.

Francis G. Lu, MD, is the Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus, at the University of California, Davis.  As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Dr. Lu has contributed to the areas of cultural psychiatry including the interface with religion and spirituality, psychiatric education, diversity and inclusion, mental health equity, and psychiatry and film. In 2008, the Association for Academic Psychiatry awarded him its Lifetime Achievement Award. The APA awarded him Special Presidential Commendations in both 2002 and 2016 for his contributions to cultural psychiatry, and in 2020, the APA Distinguished Service Award. In 2020, the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture awarded him its Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2021, the American College of Psychiatrists awarded him its Distinguished Service Award. He leads annual film seminars at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA, since 1987, and Door County Summer Institute since 2014.

Activity Director:
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and 
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin

Planning Committee Members:
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • Carlyle H Chan
  • Ellen Leitner
  • Kevin Bozymski
  • Kylie Lenz
  • Heather M. Smith
  • Marisa Stich
  • Francis Lu

Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 15 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

National Association of Social Workers Credit Statement
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886840778-6225) for 15 continuing education contact hours.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for 15 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology).
 

American Academy of Physician Assistants Credit Statement
This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 15 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Available Credit

  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 15.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 15.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 15.00 NASW
  • 15.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 15.00 PA
    PA credit.

Price

Cost:
$722.00
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Credit MUST be claimed before November 30, 2025.
We highly encourage you to complete the evaluation and credit steps before leaving on your last day!
 

Early Bird! Tuition for 5-day sessions will be reduced to $695 and $375 for 2-day sessions, if received by June 1, 2025Tuition for 5-day sessions (3 hrs/day) is $745.  Tuition for 2-day sessions (4 hrs/day) is $395. Graduate and medical students and resident physicians will have a discounted rate, so please contact Caimen at [email protected] to inquire about this discount.

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