Ensuring physician well-being allows physicians to better care for patients and engage in or advocate for system-level changes. This microlesson provides five steps to promote well-being and resilience and outlines strategies to implement into daily practice.
Dr Gino Somers, Chief of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine from Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Toronto, shares his experience adapting the AMA STEPS ForwardÆ After a Physician Suicide Toolkit to meet the unique needs of his organization. He…
Dr Jessi Gold, inaugural chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee (UT) System, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), practicing outpatient psychiatrist, and author of the book, How Do You Feel?: One…
This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to improve workplace well-being for physician learners by embracing a system-based approach to mitigating sources of burnout and occupational distress for this special group.
Dr Rob Saper, Chair of the Department of Wellness and Preventive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, explains what it means to fully disconnect from your work as a practicing physician, and discusses practical, actionable steps to do so.
Dr Laura Vater, gastrointestinal oncologist at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and assistant professor of Clinical Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, shares strategies for promoting wellness for medical students and residents. She also shares her…
The FMA Leadership Academy is a premier professional development program consisting of five in-person workshops designed to help emerging physician leaders sharpen their non-clinical skills to successfully navigate modern healthcare. Our workshop facilitators deliver content related to leadership abilities, emotional…
While burnout and suicide are very much organizational problems and not individual ones, this toolkit covers both what individuals can do and what actions organizations can take to address these problems and provide support.
Residents and fellows who attend programs that emphasize and prioritize well-being are more likely to transform into physicians that are less stressed and better able to engage with patients to provide quality care.
A more engaged, satisfied workforce will provide better, safer, more compassionate care to patients, which will, in turn, reduce the total costs of care. Learn what actions organizations can take to reduce burnout, engage in the Quadruple Aim, and lay…
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