Special Topics
Clinician Wellness - Resources and Links
Thriving, healthy medical professionals are those best suited to provide high quality patient care. In that spirit, NCMB encourages any licensee who is experiencing health problems â including burnout, mental health or substance use disorders or physical or cognitive challenges â to seek appropriate care and professional support. It is NCMBâs position that licensees should take their own health and wellbeing as seriously as they do the health and wellbeing of their patients.
Need Help Immediately?
Dial 911 or contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit them online.
Protecting clinician wellbeing
AHA Clinician Well-Being Informational Forum
AMA Physician Health Hub
IAMRA statement on physician health and wellness
NAM Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
North Carolina Clinician and Physician Retention and Well-Being Consortium (NCCPRW)
Princeton University Podcast on Reducing Clinician Burnout
U.S. Surgeon Generalâs Advisory on Health Worker Burnout
Explore the literature
Physician Burnout: Solutions for Individuals and Organizations (NIH)
The Wicked Problem of Physician Well-Being (NIH)
Burnout is a Health Crisis for Doctors - and Patients (AMA)
Burnout in Medicine: Are We Asking the Right Questions? (NIH)
Physicians Are More Burned Out Than EverâHereâs What Can Be Done About It (JAMA)
Medscape Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2025 (requires a Medscape account to view)
Physician Burnout: Evidence-Based Roadmaps to Prioritizing and Supporting Personal Wellbeing
Prioritize self-reflection
Maslach Burnout Inventoryâ˘
Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
Promote self-care
Physician Support Line (Free, Confidential & Anonymous) Psychiatrists helping physician and medical student colleagues navigate the many intersections of their personal and professional lives. Call 1-888-409-0141.
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
Professional Quality of Life and the helper card
Look for whatâs good
TheHappyMD.com
A Doctorâs Dozen: Twelve Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness
âThe Human Doctorâ podcast
âTen Percent Happierâ podcast
Headspace APP
Online education/CME offerings
Physician Health and Well-being Conference
AMA âSTEPSForwardâ online curriculum
AAFP Physician Well-Being CME
Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality
Practitioner Wellness and Self-Compassion: Our Ethical Responsibility
Physician Burnout & Wellness CME Course
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