AMA Offers Guidance on Why and How Orgs Must Prioritize Physician Well-being

January 11, 2024

If you are considering strategies to help you thrive at work, the AMA has curated a series of toolkits, videos, podcasts, and ready-to-use tools to help you create positive change in your practice. 

Physicians and leaders looking to refocus their practice can turn to AMA STEPS Forward for proven, physician-developed strategies for confronting common challenges in busy medical settings.  

The AMA’s Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook, released in 2023, presents the reasons why physician well-being is so important and offers specific actions leaders can take to get started on developing a culture of well-being across their organization. The Playbook also contains links to numerous sources to help establish an environment that creates the organizational foundation for joy in medicine.  

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