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Here’s how to cultivate leaders who promote physician well-being

The right leadership goes a long way in ensuring physicians have professional satisfaction and less burnout. Learn to nurture those leaders with the AMA.

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Learn stress first aid basics and how they can boost healing

Discover five essential needs that need to be met to help you or your colleagues increase resilience and recover when faced with persistent distress.

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Acrimony between your doctors, C-suite? How to build trust

Relationships between physicians and health care administrators are too often strained. Follow this advice to change things in your organization.

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Know what to do when a peer is experiencing significant stress

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to psychological stress in health care. Find out how administering stress first aid can help restore resiliency.

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3 ways EHRs get it wrong—and hinder physician well-being

To cut through the EHR clutter, one physician expert identifies productivity pain points that contribute to administrative burdens and physician burnout.

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Q&A: Why improving physicians’ well-being is an ongoing journey

AMA member William Barish, MD, reflects on his role as chief wellness officer and how he has had to adjust well-being efforts around COVID-19.

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This first-aid kit will help you treat stress in health care

Stress injuries go beyond physician burnout. Learn more with the AMA on how to help physicians and other health professionals.

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Follow these 5 steps to create meaningful patient connections

Time constraints can impede patient-physician rapport, which contributes to physician burnout and patient dissatisfaction. Learn more with the AMA.

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How MAs help slash physician documentation time by 71%

Many doctors find that EHRs interrupt their time with their patients, which can lead to physician burnout. Learn how team documentation can help.

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