Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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Amy Locke, MD
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: Helping doctors strained by COVID-19 find post-traumatic growth

Traumas such as COVID-19 contribute to high stress and physician burnout. Utah chief wellness officer Amy Locke, MD, shares how to move forward.

Physician Health
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4 MIN READ

4 ways women physicians can better control career trajectory

Learn with the AMA how women physicians can identify opportunities to step into leadership roles, amplify their voices and mitigate doctor burnout.

Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

COVID-19’s impact on women physicians’ work life in academia

Women were already underrepresented in academic medicine faculty leadership positions. Now many ponder quitting or cutting back, a survey shows

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

This project creates “sisterhood of support” for women physicians

Pay inequities, work-life imbalances persist for women doctors, contributing to burnout. Learn about a collaborative approach on well-being and leadership.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

Giving resident physicians the tools to live well, ID burnout

Understanding how to beat burnout can be a key to physicians making the successful transition from medical school to residency.

Medical Resident Wellness
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16 MIN READ

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation on physician mental health

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Corey and Jennifer Feist about the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.

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Physician Health
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For doctors hit hard by COVID-19 stress, there are tools to help

Pandemic’s emotionally pulverizing impact must not be borne alone. Learn about AMA resources to help doctors and health professionals make it through.

Physician Health
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Research probes women doctors’ "impossible task" of having it all

What toll is pandemic taking on women physicians with kids, and how can health care institutions help? Learn about a project studying these questions.

Health Equity
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Think a physician colleague has a stress injury? How to approach them

Checking in with a colleague who seems to be having trouble could prompt a backlash. Learn with the AMA how to do it the right way.

Physician Health