Find Joy in Practice
Create a Thriving Practice Culture
Free CME: 1.25 AAFP Prescribed credits
How to intentionally design a culture that promotes joy in practice.
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Six things to help you say goodbye when it's time to move on.
-- FPM Journal
Take steps to reposition yourself on the well-being continuum.
Can a practice model rejuvenate your passion for doctoring?
Mentor someone to improve your own well-being.
Understand how to encourage intrinsic motivation through purpose, mastery, and autonomy.
-- FPM Journal
Steps to focus on compassion during difficult patient encounters.
-- FPM Journal
Taking time to reflect on the reasons you chose a career in medicine.
What you can and should negotiate.
Why burnout hits female physicians harder.
Why physicians are at higher risk of suicide and how to combat the mental health stigma in medicine.
Urban doctor practices full breadth of training and finds joy in DPC and rural locums.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
How to design a thriving practice culture.
-- FPM Journal
How Raul Ayala, MD, is finding joy by blending administrative and clinical work.
Why a concierge practice model is the right choice for Thomas La Grelius, MD, FAAFP.
Why an independent group practice is the right choice for Scott Dunn, MD, FAAFP.
Develop supportive relationships at work to create a positive practice culture.
When it comes to practice culture, your mindset matters.
Practical tips to boost your emotional intelligence.
-- FPM Journal
How medical training institutionalizes norms that contribute to physician burnout.
-- NEJM Catalyst
When pop culture perpetuates the culture of shame in medicine.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Suggestions for a systems approach to preventing burnout.
-- AAFP News: Leader Voices
Look inward to become more resilient and better manage stress.
-- FPM Journal
Dealing with the emotional burden of medicine.
— FPM Journal
Contract negotiations that go beyond a competitive salary.
— FPM Journal
Achieve greater joy in practice through innovation.
Use the Stress-APGAR to convert distress into vigor.
— Harvard Business Review
Discover techniques to support your own well-being.
Residents and students: Get the support you need.
Are you ready to #inspirecreatelead?
Stuck on lather, rinse, repeat? Reclaim your purpose and disrupt the system.
— TEDMED
Rethinking our perception of perfection may lead to better patient outcomes.
— TEDMED
The biggest factor in health? Happiness. Learn to cultivate it.
— TEDMED
Stay kind. Stay connected. Stay well.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Hear from one resident who created a medical student program to combat burnout.
— AAFP News
Know the basics before you negotiate an agreement.
The Schwartz Center aims to improve health care delivery by improving support for care providers.
More than 130 organizations are committed to reversing burnout.
The AAFP Physician Health First initiative is devoted to improving the well-being and professional satisfaction of family physicians. The initiative addresses the key causes of physician burnout, including the hectic U.S. health care system, the organizations where family physicians work, their practice environment, their individual well-being, and the physician culture that often encourages self-sacrifice over self-care. Learn more