AMA fights burnout with new Practice Transformation Initiative

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced an escalation in its prominent efforts to fight the root causes of physician burnout and dissatisfaction with the launch of the Practice Transformation Initiative. The ambitious new course of action strengthens the AMA’s resolve to advance evidence-based solutions that increase joy in medicine.

“Since 2013, the AMA has been leading the national conversation on physician burnout with innovative research and bold advocacy aimed at removing obstacles and burdens that contribute to symptoms of burnout in 44 percent of physicians,” said AMA Board Chair Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H. “While AMA efforts to date have increased awareness of the physician burnout crisis at all levels and driven positive change, there is an immediate need for transformational solutions.”