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Wellness: Professional Associatons

Professional Societies

ACGME Physician Wellbeing Initiative

The ACGME is focusing on five key areas to support its ongoing commitment to physician well-being: Resources, Education, Influence, Research, and Collaboration. Resources here include webinars on combating burnout and inventories to keep track of various elements in your program’s well-being plan.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- Physician Burnout

An online resource from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that details the leading causes and promising interventions for clinician burnout.

American Medical Association Steps Forward™ Initiative

STEPS Forward™ is a practice-based initiative brought to you by the American Medical Association to provide you with proven strategies that can improve practice efficiency and help you reach the Quadruple Aim- better patient experience, better population health, and lower overall costs with improved professional satisfaction.

National Academy of Medicine: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout

A consensus study from the National Academy of Medicine calling upon all disciplines to prevent and mitigate clinician burnout and foster professional well-being for the overall health of clinicians, patients, and the nation.

Federation of State Physician Health Programs

The Federation of State Physician Health Programs (FSPHP) evolved from initiatives taken by the American Medical Association (AMA) and individual state physician health programs, focusing upon rehabilitation and monitoring of physicians with psychoactive substance use disorders as well as mental and physical illness.

International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous

International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous (IDAA) is a worldwide fellowship of more than 9,900 healthcare professionals, and their families, who strive to help one another to achieve and maintain recovery from addictions.