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AMA Update for April 21, 2025: The importance of physician well-being and mental health resources for doctors
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12 Min Read

The importance of physician well-being and mental health resources for doctors

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician wellness programs.

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Physician Health
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

The importance of physician well-being and mental health resources for doctors [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician wellness programs.

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Physician Health
AMA Update Podcast
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April 18, 2025: State Advocacy Update

Michigan legislators urged to help physicians address burnout and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How this senior physician sustains joy in practice

After 50-plus years in medicine, Hattiesburg Clinic cardiologist Thad F. Waites, MD, says he’s never had a single day of burnout. Find out why.

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Health System Spotlight
Physician wearing a stethoscope
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9 Min Read

Ochsner Health’s in Hurricane Alley, but doctors stay put. Here’s why.

Gulf South-based health system boasts low doctor turnover rate, wins kudos from USA Today, Gallup, Fortune magazine. Find out what they’re doing right.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Smiling patient and physician
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5 Min Read

Make communication a cornerstone of physician well-being

Advocate Health is using AMA assessment tools and road maps to drive its effort to reduce physician burnout, ease workloads and act on feedback.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 7, 2025

In the news: Measles cases continue to rise, physician burnout remains high despite overall decrease, “timely” MedPAC recommendation on physician pay and more.

Publications & Newsletters
Surgeon operating on a patient's leg
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What it's like to specialize in vascular surgery: Shadowing Dr. Ahmed

Ayman Ahmed, MD, of Marshfield Clinic Health System, says the training is often demanding, but the lifestyle is mostly in line with what he expected.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Burnout rate improving among physicians, though rates remain high since 2011

News study shows burnout rates down to 2017 levels.

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