Driving Well-Being Advancement
Initiatives spearheaded by Stanford Medicine, national organizations and other medical centers are driving research and institutional changes. Sustaining and building on this momentum could substantially improve the well-being of healthcare professionals around the country in the coming years, as medical leaders recognize physician burnout as a widespread epidemic.
Joy in Medicine Recognition
Stanford Medicine is the only organization to have achieved the highest designation in every awarding year of the American Medical Association's "Joy in Medicine" program, recognizing our leadership in fostering physician and scientist well-being through effective systems and processes that drive meaningful organizational progress.
Commensality Groups
Through facilitated small-group discussion, Commensality Groups have been shown to increase the sense of connection and collegiality among physicians and build comradery and meaning in work. This simple yet powerful evidence-based approach has been shown to improve professional fulfillment and reduces burnout in randomized trials with physicians. Learn more >
Research
Physician and scientist well-being has been regularly featured in plenary sessions, workshops, and breakout sessions at the national meetings of major professional societies. As a leader in physician well-being research, the WellMD & WellPhD Center has led or co-authored many recent studies with far-ranging potential impact for the field. Learn more >
Courses and Conferences
Learn about a variety of well-being topics, ranging from designing and executing an effective strategy for a center of excellence to building impactful programs. Learn more >
How We Measure Well-Being
We use a variety of instruments that assess well-being and professional fulfillment at the organizational and departmental level. These are available to use with permission. Learn more >
Healthcare Professional Well-being Academic Consortium (Healthcare PWAC)
The Healthcare Professional Well-being Academic Consortium (PWAC) is a self-funded, national cohort of academically-affiliated medical centers with a collective mission of driving innovative advancement of physician well-being. Using a validated, holistic survey and a growing benchmark database, Healthcare PWAC facilitates longitudinal program evaluation and natural experiment studies of clinical provider wellness. Healthcare PWAC Administrative Headquarters is located at the Stanford Medicine WellMD & WellPhD Center. Learn More >
Progress at Stanford
Beginning from a foundation of evidence-based best practices and tracking measurements of well-being on a regular basis, the WellMD & WellPhD Center works to catalyze and shape the organizational conversation and bring about needed improvements.