Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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Sumi Sexton, MD
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How this family doctor finds satisfaction in juggling roles

Sumi Sexton, MD, balances a passion for family medicine with roles as an author, associate professor, and peer-reviewed journal editor.

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Leadership
Health System Spotlight
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8 terms every doctor should know about practice transformation

Understand these essential terms to cut doctor burnout and discover the AMA resources that will help your physician practice change for the better.

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Sustainability
Terms Every Doctor Should Know
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Doctors: Here's what to do if you're exposed to COVID-19

From walking by a patient’s room to someone sneezing in your face, find out what to do if you are exposed to COVID-19.

Public Health
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AMA, Nuance partner to pilot innovations to prevent physician burnout

Parties to integrate Nuance’s ambient clinical intelligence solution with AMA’s Integrated Health Model Initiative.

Press Releases
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Hospitalist burnout: 5 ways for leaders to tackle growing problem

Discover how leaders of this growing specialty can promote autonomy, master and purpose to combat the unique factors driving hospitalist burnout.

Physician Health
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Feb. 14, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change"

Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change." Find out how AMA weighs in on prior authorization and surprise billing.

Advocacy Update
10 physicians of the Northwestern Scholars of Wellness program
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10 medical specialties, 10 different ways to cut physician burnout

At Northwestern Medicine, 10 physicians participated in the “Scholars of Wellness” program to reduce burnout in their sections. Find out what their solutions were.

Physician Health
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4 personal reasons why some doctors have a lower risk of burnout

System-level solutions to combat burnout continue to advance. But what individual factors help some physicians avoid burnout? Find out more with the AMA.

Physician Health
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1 part of physician burnout fix: Help doctors develop as leaders

A family physician with burnout symptoms got help from an executive coach. He in turn created a leadership program at his health system to address physician burnout.

Physician Health