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Physician Health

Medical society membership: A deterrent to physician burnout

Many doctors have found that professional solidarity can help when addressing burnout. Find out how joining a medical society can help you respond to stress and prevent burnout.

Michael Tutty, PhD

Sustainability

Physician well-being: Why organizational change matters

Get an overview of recent physician burnout studies and the AMA’s latest programs that are tackling this issue at the systems level.

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Physician Health

Why women physicians are more likely to experience burnout

Learn more about the key factors that are contributing to female burnout in medicine.

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Physician Health

How Headspace helps physicians, medical students tame stress

Find out how a surgeon, pathologist and medical student are using the Headspace app to incorporate meditation and mindfulness into their daily lives.

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Sustainability

Physician burnout: New AMA effort to close solutions research gap

A multimillion-dollar AMA initiative will help identify the emerging “practice science” that can address the systemic causes of doctor burnout.

AMA Moving Medicine mag article: Revealing ripples of burnout

Physician Health

Revealing the ripples of burnout

After years of leading efforts to understand the magnitude of the burnout epidemic, researchers Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, and Colin P. West, MD, PhD, look to the next challenge: quantifying the impact of solutions.

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Physician Health

What to do when patient says, “I’d rather have a white doctor.”

The emotional harm to physicians of color can be substantial. The first step is to acknowledge racist speech and behaviors.

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Physician Health

Well-being 101: Elevate the conversation

At the University of Nebraska Medical Center, students learn the importance of recognizing one’s limits, but more importantly, not to fear talking about it.

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