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Read the 2025 AMA Joy in Medicine® magazine to see if your organization has been recognized for dedication to physician well-being.

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Know these 7 steps for responding to physician suicide

A physician’s suicide can devastate colleagues left behind. Follow this expert guidance to help your organization navigate tragedy.

Physician Health
Tait Shanafelt, MD
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4 Min Read

3 ways to make your organization proactive on physician burnout

AMA member Tait Shanafelt, MD, has made a career out of focusing on physician well-being. Learn about his prescription for organizational change.

Physician Health
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As burnout ripples through health care teams, work hours go down

There is a shared responsibility in medicine to address system-level factors that contribute to chronic workplace stress, lead to burnout and hinder recovery.

Sustainability
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How EvergreenHealth, in early U.S. hot spot, responded to COVID-19

Leaders at the Kirkland, Washington-based health system had to learn about COVID-19 on the fly, and help doctors, nurses and others shoulder new burdens.

Infectious Diseases
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As COVID-19 strains nation’s doctors, these health systems step up

The pandemic exacerbated physician burnout, but 44 health systems across the country are taking strong measures to boost well-being.

Physician Health
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AMA recognizes health systems that care for the caregivers

As half of health care workers report burnout amid COVID-19, AMA acknowledges achievements that improve joy in medicine.

Press Releases
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Tensions boiling over? How to calm stressed health care colleagues

Learn with the AMA about what to say and do to promote physical and psychological safety for yourself, colleagues and patients.

Physician Health
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Tait Shanafelt, MD, on addressing physician burnout

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Tait Shanafelt, MD, on physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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At pandemic peak, 1 in 3 resident doctors in NYC experienced burnout

During COVID-19 pandemic’s intense early months, residents and fellows at a New York hospital were at higher risk of psychiatric disorders. Learn more.

Resident Wellness