Is your health system on the list?

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

Learn More
Joy in Medicine magazine (index) non-gated
Clear Search
Physician holding patient chart
·
5 Min Read

Key credentialing change has big upside for physician well-being

Henry Ford Health revises pivotal credentialing question on physician health. Questions about past mental health care can deter doctors from getting care.

series
Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
·
7 Min Read

Feb. 24, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Georgia medical board updates licensing application to support physician wellness and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Women in emergency room, talking to her doctors
·
6 Min Read

Challenges faced by women physicians don’t disappear with age

Learn about three issues that confront older adult women physicians and must be addressed to reduce burnout.

Health Equity
Two hands reaching to connect
·
4 Min Read

COVID-19’s a collective trauma in medicine. Here’s how to respond.

Unlike other types of collective trauma, COVID-19 is ongoing. An agile organizational approach can help.

Physician Health
Torn hole on a page revealing a question mark
·
4 Min Read

Why Minnesota changed key query to promote physician well-being

Prodded by doctors and medical students, the state medical board no longer asks physicians and other applicants intrusive health questions.

State Advocacy
Figure with open palm in a stop sign gesture
·
4 Min Read

Protecting physicians from violence requires all hands on deck

Violence in medicine is not new, but it has seen a drastic rise over the last decade, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what to do.

series
Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
UPDATED
·
3 Min Read

What should be done about the physician burnout epidemic

There is a high risk for physician burnout in health care due to busy schedules, technology barriers and time pressures. Learn what physician burnout is and the available solutions.

Physician Health
Person working remote on laptop
·
4 Min Read

Scribes linked to 27% lower burnout rate in primary care

Primary care doctors save an hour-plus a day on EHR tasks with documentation help from scribes. Learn more about this AMA-funded research.

Physician Health
Profile of a health care worker in an operating room
·
4 Min Read

3 big factors that drive resident physician burnout

Recent research sheds further light on what causes burnout in residency training and how to address it. Learn more with the AMA.

series
Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency