Wellness Resources
Thriving, healthy medical professionals are those best suited to provide high quality patient care. In that spirit, the Board encourages any licensee who is experiencing health problems – including burnout, mental health or substance use disorders or physical or cognitive challenges – to seek appropriate care and professional support. It is the Board’s 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
Clinicians who are well and thriving are best able to provide safe and appropriate care to patients. This page collects select guidance and targeted solutions to help support licensees’ efforts to remain healthy and resilient.
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Explore the Literature
Clinician wellbeing is a subject of ongoing concern and discussion across the medical profession. This interest has led to frequent scholarly publication of possible solutions and new strategies to combat the prevalence of occupational stress and burnout among medical professionals.
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Prioritize Self-Reflection
It isn’t always easy for clinicians to recognize the signs of occupational stress and burnout in themselves. There are many tools and metrics that clinicians can use to help in evaluating the state of their mental and physical wellbeing and use as an indicator to assess the severity of their symptoms and know when to seek help.
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Promote Self-Care
A clinician’s time is precious, and there often isn’t much of it. Explore some quick, easy ways to practice wellness and self-care that are low-effort and fit seamlessly into a busy schedule.
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Online Education/CME Offerings
Whether you’re looking to learn more about the current state of burnout in the medical community, how to prioritize self-compassion or incorporate joy into your practice of medicine, there is likely a CME-eligible educational offering that fits your needs.
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