ARC Issue Brief: Campaign to support medical student, resident and physician health and wellbeing
The AMA has worked directly with more than 100 state medical boards, hospitals and health systems to advocate for and recommend changes to remove stigmatizing
Taking an Upstream Approach to the Health Care Workforce
Moving the focus from just recognizing burnout to providing robust, proactive and preventive provider support.
I Was One Of The Top Doctors In My Field. I Was Also An Opioid Addict.
Opioids have become a full-blown national crisis of epidemic proportions, killing 130 people each day. Drug overdose is now the number-one cause of death for
Supporting Physician Recovery with PHPs
On May 14th Dr. Michael Baron, FSPHP President & Medical Director of the Tennessee Medical Foundation – Physician’s Health Program; Dr. Chris Bundy, FSPHP Past
Doctors Are As Vulnerable to Addiction As Anyone. California Grapples With A Response
Dr. Hambleton , FSPHP President explains the important role of confidentiality and Physician Health Programs: Public disclosure would be “a powerful disincentive for anybody to
Unprecedented: A Candid Conversation about Physician Health Programs
Unprecedented: A Candid Conversation about Physician Health Programs Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, a surgeon, and Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist and nationally recognized expert
Physician Well-Being Index Combatting Suicide
Recent statistics on clinician well-being paint an alarming picture: more medical professionals are suffering every day from the effects of burnout, depression, and other dimensions
The Whole Physician: Physicians with Substance Use Disorder: Help Is Available
The prevalence of mental illness, burnout, and substance use disorder (SUD) in physicians is high and similar to rates reported in the general population or
WPHP Report: Physician Health Programs and the Equivalence Problem by Chris Bundy MD
Over the last several years, many new players have entered the physician health and well-being space, ofering an array of mental health, wellness, coaching, and
ARC Issue Brief: Confidential care to support physician health and wellness
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout, depression and suicide already were major challenges for the U.S. healthcare system, impacting nearly every aspect of clinical