Leading Physician Well-being (LPW) is a 10-month series that grows family physicians' knowledge and skills in three foundational areas:
This learning experience opportunity comprises a mix of livestreamed and in-person events along with regular online learning activities―all of which combine to foster development of a supportive learning community.
Applications for the 2024 LPW cohort are not yet open. To be notified when applications are available, email lpw@aafp.org. In the meantime, you can read about learnings and experiences from your peers who graduated from LPW.
At completion, you'll earn:
Over the 10-month course, you will gain:
Physician leadership has never been a more important skill for the family physician than it is today. Thoughtful and capable family physician leaders can provide stability in uncertain times for their office teams, among their health system colleagues, and within their community. This physician leadership enhances the quality of care that teams can provide to their patients, improves the morale of the care team, and helps communities stay focused on health-enhancing activities.
Leading Physician Well-being (LPW), developed by the AAFP, is a unique certificate program designed to help you develop the leadership skills you need to spearhead that change among the physicians and other clinicians in your practice or health care organization.
All AAFP active members are eligible for LPW. Residents are eligible if they have the support of their residency program and should submit a letter of support from their program director.