Recognition is a milestone. Physician well-being is a journey.

Discover both in the 2026 AMA Joy in Medicine® magazine.

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2026 Joy in Medicine magazine
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Mary Pan, MD
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9 Min Read

Q&A: Fight burnout by seeing each decision through well-being lens

Learn how Mary Pan, MD, medical director of clinical wellness for the Washington Permanente Medical Group, keeps well-being front and center.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Physician sitting down with patient reviewing record
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4 Min Read

How one physician group cut its primary care in-basket by 25%

Find out how a 700-physician Massachusetts group saved its primary care doctors 50 million clicks over the course of a year.

Digital
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15 Min Read

Reducing burnout and mental health stigma for physicians with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about reducing physician burnout and mental health stigma.

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Physician Health
AMA Update
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15 Min Read

Reducing burnout and mental health stigma for physicians with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about reducing physician burnout and mental health stigma.

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Physician Health
AMA Update Podcast
Emergency room interior
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4 Min Read

1 in 3 doctors has seen prior auth lead to serious adverse event

Hospitalization, disability and death are among the worst outcomes, new physician survey shows. Learn how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD
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4 Min Read

To ease physician burnout, ditch the stigma against getting help

Barriers exist to seeking mental health care. “It shouldn’t be that way,” says U.S. surgeon general. Leadership is key, as shown at Ochsner Health.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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7 Min Read

March 24, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on prior authorization

New AMA survey results illustrate a critical need to streamline the prior authorization process and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

March 24, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Kentucky enacts wellness bill and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Doctor writing on a form
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4 Min Read

This road map helps health systems address physician burnout

It’s one thing to survey your system’s doctors about burnout. It’s another to put gears of effective change in motion. Learn how the AMA can help.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians