Well-Being Books, Articles, Newsletters and Videos
Books on Well-Being
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gwande
- Resilient Threads Weaving Joy and Meaning Into Well-Being by Dr.Mukta Panda
- Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H Murthy
- Suicides of Young Physicians Raise Alarm about Burnout among Trainees by Carol Bernstein, Co-Chair of the ACGME Task Force on Well-Being
- When Perfect isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism by Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone
- Doctors' Marriages: A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions by Michael F. Myers
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
- Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control by Pavel Somov
- Mindful Eating by Jan Chozen Bays, MD
- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Christopher K. Gerner
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Articles on Well-Being
- Obstacles to Physicians Emotional Health, NEJM, January 6, 2022
- Evaluation of Work Satisfaction, Stress, and Burnout Among US Intermal Medicine Physicians and Trainees, JAMA , October 14, 2020
- Preventing a Parallel Pandemic- A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians Well-Being (The New England Journal May 29, 2020)
- Association of Coworker Reports About Unprofessional behavior by Surgeons with Surgical Complication in their Patients, JAMA Surgery
- World Health Organization Recognizes Burnout as a Condition (NY Post, May 2019)
- Wellness and Work: Mixed Messages in Residency Training, March 2019
- Mayo Clinic: Changes in Burnout and Work Life Balance in Physicians 2011 thru 2017
- Trauma Surgeon Shares Story of Involuntary Commitment, Redemption by Dinah Miller, MD
- Breaking the Stigma: A Physician's Perspective on Self-Care and Recovery by Adam B. Hill, MD
- Working towards Wellness: Exploring Burnout and Resiliency in Physicians by Anita Everett, MD
- Personal Best by Atul Gawande, MD
- Failure and Rescue by Atul Gawande, MD
- Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention by David Hochman
- Editing Your Life's Stories can Create Happier Endings by Lulu Miller
- Addressing Physician Burnout
- Controlled Interventions to Reduce Burnout in Physicians
- Estimated Cost of Burnout
- Measuring Wellness Among Resident Physicians
- Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis
- Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care
- Saving Burned-Out Doctors
- The Staggering Costs of Physician Turnover
- Transcendent Professionalism
- Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones
- Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnout
- Make the Difference: Preventing Medical Trainee Suicide
- Doctors, Revolt! New York Times Article
- We Have Enough Info To Act
- IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work
- Designing Hospitals That Heal as Well as Treat Article
- Beating Burnout (ACP Hospitalist Article)
- To Fight Burnout, Organize
- How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers
- How One Program Achieved Resident Wellness, Work-Life Balance
- Doctors Reckon With High Rate of Suicide In Their Ranks
- Combating Clinician Burnout with Community-Building-NEJM Catalyst
- AAPL Burnout Paper Physician Leadership Journal Summer 18
- Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction