Physician Well-Being Resources
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RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS: PHYSICIAN HEALTH
- Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work–Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2023 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings July 2025, 17 pages. This article prevalence of burnout and satisfaction with work–life integration (WLI) among physicians and US workers in 2023 relative to 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020, as well as physicians in 2021.
- Career Plans of US Physicians After the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023. 12 pages. – Article highlighting that two of every five US physicians intend to reduce their clinical work hours in the next year, which could have potentially profound implications for the adequacy of a US physician workforce already facing substantial shortages.
- Politicization of Medical Care, Burnout, and Professionally Conflicting Emotions Among Physicians During COVID-19 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023. 16 pages. – Survey evaluating and discussing the association of politicization of medical care with burnout, professional fulfillment, and professionally conflicting emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2022. – This guide highlights organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers. While the guide is focused on behavioral health workers, many of these lessons may extend to other healthcare staff and organizations. Implementing new programs and practices requires a comprehensive, multipronged approach. This guide is one piece of an overall approach to implement and sustain change.
- Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions – Journal of Internal Medicine, 2018 – 15 pages: C.P. West, L.N. Dyrbre, and T.D. Shanafelt – Long-form editorial discussing definitions and breakdown of burnout and its corresponding, contributors, consequences, and prevention tools for physicians.
- Physician Burnout Through the Female Lens: A Silent Crisis – Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 – 6 pages: H. Yeluru, H. Newton, R. Kapoor – Article discussing the differences of burnout rates between male and female physicians, the effects of this difference during Covid-19, how it affects women physicians, their patients, and calls to action within medical training.
- A Review on Strategies to Manage Physician Burnout – Cureus, 2019 – 10 pages: R.S. Patel, S. Sekhri, N.N. Bhimanadham, S. Imran, S. Hossain – Review article aiming to describe tools used for measuring burnout, factors leading to burnout and their negative consequences, and a list of several methods or strategies to mitigate burnout rates in physicians. Both individually and within the system.
- Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population – JAMA Network Open, 2020 – 11 pages: C.P. West, L.N. Dyrbre, C. Sinsky et al. – Cross sectional national survey study suggesting that physicians exhibit higher levels of resilience than the general working population in the US. Resilience was inversely associated with burnout symptoms, but burnout rates were substantial even among the most resilient physicians.
- Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going – Mayo Clinic, 2021 – T.D. Shanafelt – Retro-Pero-Prospective op-ed on physician wellness. Where we started, where we are and where we can improve in the future.
- Factors Related to Physician Burnout and Its Consequences: A Review – Behavioral Sciences, 2018 – 7 pages: R.S. Patel, R. Bachu, A. Adikey, M. Malik, M. Shah
- Physician Stress and Burnout – The American Journal of Medicine, 2020 – 5 pages: S.W. Yates
- Physician Burnout: A Review – Journal of Mental Health and Human Behavior, 2018 – 8 pages: S. Grover, H. Adarsh, C. Naskar, N. Varadharajan
- Time Out: The Impact of Physician Burnout on Patient Care Quality and Safety in Perioperative Medicine – The Permanente Journal, 2023 – 9 pages: P. Shin, V. Desai, J. Hobbs, A. Hernandez Conte, C. Qiu
- Physician Burnout: Coaching a Way Out – Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2015 – 6 pages: G. Gazelle, J. Liebschutz, H. Riess
- Physician Burnout: Solutions for Individuals and Organizations – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Global Open, 2021 – 7 pages: D. Carrau and J. Janis
- Contribution of a positive psychology-based conceptual framework in reducing physician burnout and improving well-being: a systematic review – BMC Medical Education, 2021 – 12 pages: S. Bazargan-Hejazi, A. Shirazi, A. Wang, N.A. Shlobin, K. Karunungan, J. Shulman, R. Marzio, G. Ebrahim, W. Shay, S. Slavin
- Mayo Clinic strategies to reduce burnout: 12 actions to create the ideal workplace – Mayo Clinic Scientific Press Book, 2020 – 42 pages: S. Swensen, T.D. Shanafelt
- Creating Healthcare Management: Physician Resilience Resource
- Evidence-Based Interventions for Medical Student, Trainee and Practicing Physician Wellbeing: A CHARM Annotated Bibliography: For the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) Best Practices Subgroup
RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS: PRACTICE HEALTH
- Health Care Expenditures Attributable to Primary Care Physician Overall and Burnout Related Turnover: A Cross-sectional Analysis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023. 10 pages. – Analysis highlighting correlations to excessive healthcare expenditures due to turnover of PCPs and physician burnout are costly to public and private payers.
- Teamwork Climate, Safety Climate, and Physician Burnout: A National, Cross-Sectional Study – The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, June 2024. 5 pages. – Cross-sectional research study discussing higher ratings of teamwork climate and safety climate were both associated with lower odds of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and burnout.
- Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2022. – This guide highlights organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers. While the guide is focused on behavioral health workers, many of these lessons may extend to other healthcare staff and organizations. Implementing new programs and practices requires a comprehensive, multipronged approach. This guide is one piece of an overall approach to implement and sustain change.
- Advancing Physician Well-Being: A Population Health Framework – Mayo Clinic, 2020 – 6 pages: M. Trockel, D. Cororan, L.B. Minor, T.D. Shanafelt – Short perspective article on ways to influence physician well-being through organizational changes.
- The burden of the digital environment: a systematic review on organization-directed workplace interventions to mitigate physician burnout – Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2021 – 13 pages: K. Thomas Craig, V.C. Willis, D. Gruen, K. Rhee, G.P. Jackson – This review highlights some of the successful digital strategies that organizations have implemented that help to reduce the burden of “technostress” and alleviate the feelings of burnout.
- Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being: Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnout – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2017. – 18 pages: T.D. Shanafelt, J.H. Noseworthy – In depth report. Great for ideas of implementing well-being practices within individual, program, and organizational/systemic infrastructure.
- A Review on Strategies to Manage Physician Burnout – Cureus, 2019 – 10 pages: R.S. Patel, S. Sekhri, N.N. Bhimanadham, S. Imran, S. Hossain – Review article aiming to describe tools used for measuring burnout, factors leading to burnout and their negative consequences, and the importance of addressing burnout in physicians. Proposed strategies that can be used to prevent and reduce burnout.
- Organization-Wide Approaches to Foster Effective Unit-Level Efforts to Improve Clinician Well-Being – Elsevier, 2023 – 18 pages: T.D. Shanafelt, D. Larson, B. Bohman, R. Roberts, M. Trockel, E. Weinlander, J. Springer, H. Wang, S. Stolz, D. Murphy – In this manuscript, we outline 7 steps for organizations to consider as they establish the infrastructure to improve professional well-being and provide a description of application and evidence of efficacy from a large academic medical center. Such unit-level efforts to address the unique needs of each specialty and occupation at the work unit level have the ability to address many of the day-to-day issues that drive clinician well-being.
- The Wicked Problem of Physician Well-Being – Elsevier, 2022. – 12 pages: J. Sinskey, R. Margolis, A. Vinson
- Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going – Mayo Clinic, 2021. – 12 pages: D. Shanafelt
- Physician Stress and Burnout – The American Journal of Medicine – 5 pages: S.W. Yates
- If Every Fifth Physician Is Affected by Burnout, What About the Other Four? Resilience Strategies of Experienced Physicians – Journal of the Association of the American Medical Colleges, 2013. – 8 pages: J. Zwack, J. Schweitzer
- Physician Burnout: Evidence-Based Roadmaps to Prioritizing and Supporting Personal Wellbeing – Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 2023 – 13 pages: L. Underdahl, M. Ditri, L. Duthely
- Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice: Factors Associated With Turnover, Outcomes, and Patient Safety – JAMA, 2023 – 14 pages: L.H. Aiken, K.B. Lasater, D.M. Sloane, C.A. Pogue, K.E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, K.J. Muir, M.D. McHugh, US Clinician Wellbeing Consortium
- The relationship between leadership and physician well-being: a scoping review – Journal of Healthcare Leadership. 2016 – 10 pages: A. Montgomery
- Physician Burnout: Solutions for Individuals and Organizations – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Global Open, 2021 – 7 pages: D. Carrau and J. Janis
- Caring for Caregivers to Be: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing Well-Being Programs for the Health Care Learner – Oxford University Press, book: Payment Required for Access
- Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being. – The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Consensus Study Report. Full 335 page report.
- The need for empathetic healthcare systems – Journal of Medical Ethics, 2019 – 5 pages: A. Kerasidou, K. Bærøe, Z. Berger, A.E. Caruso Brown
- Physician Burnout: How to Rise Above a Broken Healthcare System as a Practicing Clinician. – Dimitrios Tsatiris 2025
- American College of Physicians: Design Your Own Well-Being Program
- Association of American Medical Colleges: Well-Being and Emotional Resiliency in Academic Medicine
- National Academy of Medicine: A Checklist for Policy Makers
- National Academy of Medicine: Organizational Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Improving Clinician Well-Being
- AMA: Peer Support Programs for Physicians: Mitigate the Effects of Emotional Stressors Through Peer Support – AMA Steps Forward Module
RESEARCH STUDIES & PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE: COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Physician Coaching by Professionally Trained Peers for Burnout and Well-Being A Randomized Clinical Trial – 2024. – 12 pages: S.B. Kiser, J.D. Sterns, P. Ying Lai, et al. – 3 month, hospital-sponsored trial program showing an effective correlation between individualized coaching by professionally trained peers and reduced physician burnout and disengagement.
- Politicization of Medical Care, Burnout, and Professionally Conflicting Emotions Among Physicians During COVID-19 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023. 16 pages. – Survey evaluating and discussing the association of politicization of medical care with burnout, professional fulfillment, and professionally conflicting emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Mindfulness-based Wellness and Resilience intervention among interdisciplinary primary care teams: a mixed-methods feasibility and acceptability trial – Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2019 – 8 pages: D. Dharmakaya Colgan, M. Christopher, S. Bowen, C. Brems, M. Hunsinger, B. Tucker, E. Dapolonia – The results of this study suggest that MBWR provides multiple perceived benefits to the individual healthcare provider, cohesion of the healthcare team, and enhanced patient care. MBWR may be a feasible and acceptable method to integrate mindfulness, resilience, and teamwork training into the primary care setting.
- Clinician Well-Being Assessment and Interventions in Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers – The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety – 10 pages: B. Longo, S. Schmaltz, S. Williams, T.D. Shanafelt, C.A. Sinsky, D.W. Baker. – Cross-sectional study highlighting organizational efforts for addressing clinician well-being in different systems and locations. Organizational efforts, such as establishing Chief Wellness Officers or leadership staff in charge of monitoring physician wellness, are seen as more successful versus hospital systems with no wellness committee in place.
- Alleviating Work Exhaustion, Improving Professional Fulfillment, and Influencing Positivity Among Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19: A Study on Sudarshan Kriya Yoga – Frontiers in Psychology. 2022. – 12 pages: D. Kanchibhotla, P. Harsora, P. Gupte, S. Mehrotra, P. Sharma, N. Trehan – Pilot study testing the pre-post effects of yoga breathing practice on exhaustion, professional fulfillment and positivity in healthcare professionals during COVID pandemic. Findings suggest this practice helped elevate health care professional’s professional fulfillment and reduce work exhaustion and negative effects on physician’s mental health.
- Personalized yoga for burnout and traumatic stress in junior doctors – BMJ Postgrad Medical Journal. 2020. 9 pages: J. Taylor, L. McLean, B. Richards, N. Glozier – In this pilot trial, both yoga and fitness improved burnout, but trauma-informed yoga reduced depersonalization in junior doctors more than group format fitness.
- Patterns in Physician Burnout in a Stable-Linked Cohort – JAMA – 2023 – 10 pages: M.V. Ortega, M.K. Hidrue, S.R. Lehrhoff et al.
- Physician Burnout and Higher Clinic Capacity to Address Patients’ Social Needs – The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2019 – 10 pages: E. De Marchis, M. Knox, D. Hessler, R. Willard-Grace, J. Nwando Olayiwola, L.E. Peterson, K. Grumbach, L.M. Gottlieb
- Mindfulness Applications: Can They Serve as a Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout Reduction Tool in Orthopaedic Surgery Training? A Randomized Control Trial – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. 2023 – 7 pages: L.M. Boden, C. Rodriguez, J.D. Kelly, IV, A. Khalsa, D.S. Casper
- Restorative yoga therapy for third‑year medical students in pediatrics rotation: Working to improve medical student well‑being – Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2023 – 6 pages: C. Thompson, J. Meller, M. Naqvi, O. Adesanya, T.L. Vasylyeva
- A Yoga-Based Program Decreases Physician Burnout in Neonatologists and Obstetricians at an Academic Medical Center – Workplace Health & Safety, 2020. 7 pages: A. Scheid, N.L. Dyer, J.A. Dusek, S.B.S. Khalsa
- Impact of Single-Breath Mindfulness Technique on Physician Burnout and Stress – The Journal of Community Medicine and Health Education – 2016. 4 pages: B. Pflugeisen
- Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population – JAMA Network Open, 2020 – 11 pages: C.P. West, L.N. Dyrbre, C. Sinsky et al.
- Association of American Medical Colleges: Well-Being and Emotional Resiliency in Academic Medicine
- AMA: Peer Support Programs for Physicians: Mitigate the Effects of Emotional Stressors Through Peer Support – AMA Steps Forward Module
WELL-BEING & RESILIENCE RESOURCES
- Physician Well-Being in Practice – Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2020 – 11 pages: A. Khan, A. Vinson – “Outline of clear obstacles to physician wellness that is followed by both proven and proposed interventions to support physicians in need. These include medical liability and licensure policy, peer support constructs, electronic health record optimization, and personal wellness strategies.”
- Self In Medicine: Determinants of physician well-being and future directions of improving wellness –Medical Education, Volume 56, Issue 1. 2022 – 8 pages: D. Mendelsohn – This article highlights the physical, personal, and environmental determinants of physician burnout. It also discusses the interventions utilized within systems to address the determinants of physician well-being and how to enhance those.
- Physician Wellbeing: A Critical Deficiency in Resilience Education and Training – Academic Psychiatry, 2015 – 4 pages: E.V. Beresin, T.A. Milligan, R. Balon, J.H. Coverdale, A.K. Louie, L.W. Roberts – Short form article discussing the definition of resilience and why it’s important for physicians today. Also lists ways of either honing those skills or developing the right environment for resilience to thrive.
- Physician Resilience: What It Means, Why It Matters, and How to Promote It – Academic Medicine, Vol. 88. No.3, 2013 – 3 pages, R.M. Epstein, M.S. Krasner – “This commentary proposes methods for enhancing individuals’ resilience while building community, as well as directions for future interventions, research, and institutional involvement.”
- The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy, Health and Life by Linda Hawes Clever, M.D. – 2010 Book – Filled with easy self-assessments, informational charts, and sound advice from a physician who healed herself, this book will help you avoid illness, reset priorities, and most importantly, regain your health and happiness.
- What Are the Common Themes of Physician Resilience? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 – 19 pages: N. Syazni Roslan, M.S. Bahri Yusoff, K. Morgan, A.A. Razak, N. Izzah, A. Shauki
- Physician Burnout: Resilience Training is Only Part of the Solution – The Annals of Family Medicine May 2018 – 4 pages: A.J. Card
- Resilience interventions in physicians: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2021: P. Angelopoulou, E. Panagopoulou
- Doctoring Your Diet II, Nutrition Education for Physicians is Overdue – Food Law & Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School Report – 26 pages.
- Nutrition and Health – AMA ed Hub – 25.75 CME courses through AMAEd Hub
- Individual Resilience and Well-Being: Protect Against Burnout and Encourage Self-Care – 0.5 CME single course through AMA EdHub
- National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Campaign Page: (#NPSADay) is a reminder and call to action. With your help, every day we can make time to talk – and to act.
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