While Chief Resident of General Surgery at Stanford,[1] a graduate of the surgery program took his life just 6 months after graduating.[7] Salles has said that this event dramatically impacted and motivated Salles and her peers to enact changes and educate the community about burnout, depression, and wellbeing in medicine.[7] In 2011, Salles and a professor of surgery at Stanford at the time, Dr. Ralph Greco, created the "Balance in Life" program for surgery residents.[6] This program included weekly psychotherapy session, mentor-mentee pairing between senior and junior residents, and support for residents in their search to find their own doctors and dentists for medical needs.[6] Greco and Salles created one of the most innovative and progressive resident surgery wellness program in the country at the time, underscoring the need for programs like these to be in place.[6] The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has since tried to model a nation-wide wellness program after the Balance in Life program Salles helped start at Stanford.[6]