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5 Min Read

For doctors hit hard by COVID-19 stress, there are tools to help

Pandemic’s emotionally pulverizing impact must not be borne alone. Learn about AMA resources to help doctors and health professionals make it through.

Physician Health
2021 Giambalvo award recipients collage
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4 Min Read

Research probes women doctors’ "impossible task" of having it all

What toll is pandemic taking on women physicians with kids, and how can health care institutions help? Learn about a project studying these questions.

Health Equity
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4 Min Read

Think a physician colleague has a stress injury? How to approach them

Checking in with a colleague who seems to be having trouble could prompt a backlash. Learn with the AMA how to do it the right way.

Physician Health
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4 Min Read

How do you create your ideal practice? Fix burnout’s root causes

Uncovering the systems and behaviors driving physician burnout starts with team listening sessions. Learn more with the AMA about the next steps.

Physician Health
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4 Min Read

New podcast explores ways to put the joy back in medical practice

Interviews with doctors on the leading edge of practice transformation describe what it takes. Learn more with the AMA.

Physician Health
Alexa B. Kimball, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: Pushing the door open for women in medicine to advance

AMA member Alexa B. Kimball, MD, leads a group of Harvard’s physician faculty. Learn how she aims to help other women physicians shatter glass ceilings.

Health Equity
Two female physicians in ill-fitting PPE gear
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6 Min Read

Ill-fitting PPE contributes to added stress for women physicians

Poorly fitting PPE could risk lives of female physicians and other health professionals as the country continues to battle COVID-19. Learn more with the AMA.

Infectious Diseases
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4 Min Read

Amid COVID-19, how to get doctors to check in on their well-being

Health systems need to think big to help doctors and others cope with pandemic’s strains. Learn how well-being check-ins can help.

Physician Health
Amy Frieman, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: She was hired to boost doctors’ well-being—then COVID-19 hit

Amy Frieman, MD, stepped into her new role as chief wellness officer in January 2020. She and colleagues moved fast to deal with the pandemic’s fallout.

Physician Health