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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Dec. 16, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Virginia physicians, hospitals and nurses launch statewide well-being campaign and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Reducing physician burnout must be an urgent national priority

Our country’s physicians are a precious resource, and we must fix what’s wrong with the U.S. health system to protect them from burnout.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Is your CWO making the grade? How you can tell

The chief wellness officer (CWO) isn’t responsible for “fixing burnout.” Learn how to set appropriate performance metrics for the CWO and organization.

Physician Health
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Uncovering how burnout affects physicians at different life stages with Kim Templeton, MD

In this episode of the AMA Moving Medicine podcast, learn how burnout affects physicians at different life stages.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
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Congress must stop the 4.5% Medicare pay cut—the whole 4.5% cut

With many physicians already eyeing an exit from practice, it’s time for bipartisan action to protect older adults’ access to care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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4 ways to help shield physicians from work stressors, burnout

Survey of over 20,000 physicians and health professionals sheds light on factors that potentially aggravate—and mitigate—burnout. Learn more.

Physician Health
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Child care stress can add to burnout. How can physicians manage it?

Taking call again—but what about the kids? One young physician offers insight on her approach to the issue.

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Physician Health
Transitioning to Practice
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Tackling burnout, Atrium Health aims to be the “best place to care”

Learn more with the AMA about how two physician leaders work to reduce physician burnout at a leading health system in the southeastern U.S.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Q&A: Uncovering how burnout affects doctors at different life stages

The pandemic and the physician shortage provide new grounds to fix the systemic drivers of burnout, says AMA member Kim Templeton, MD.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians