Individual Physician Well-being and Burnout Tools

1. CME-eligible Physician Well-being Activities - A complete listing of all the ACP physician well-being activities offering CME credits.
2. Webinars | ACP Online Access webinar recordings in the On-Demand Library or register for an upcoming webinar.
3. The DAY Shift podcast exploring how health equity and social determinants mix with individual and cultural factors to shape health outcomes. 
4. Explore the TEDMED Library for personal well-being and other topics. 
5. Atul Gawande’s “How We Heal Medicine” TED Talk explores how doctors can dramatically improve their practice using approaches as simple as a checklist – or coaching.

1. ACP Design Your Own Well-being Program - Explore these tools to create a well-being program tailored to any organization’s needs and budget.
2. Advocacy Toolkit: Modernizing License and Credentialing Applications to Not Stigmatize Mental Health - Connect through your ACP chapter to work with organizations and state medical boards to change inappropriate medical licensing and credentialing questions about receiving mental health care or having a mental health diagnosis.
3. I.M. Emotional Support Hub and Video Series - Protect your health and well-being during especially stressful times with this collection of peer support, free and low-cost counseling, and support resources for individuals, teams, organizations, and leadership.
4. Medical Student  Well-being Hub - These tools are tailored to the unique challenges medical students face and help you foster your own well-being and that of your peers.
5. Resident Well-being Hub - ACP’s online Resident Well-being Learning Hub connects residents with evidence-based strategies to foster well-being and mitigate burnout and promote the value of collaborative learning environments and positive social interaction.
6. Self-Advocacy Resources for Residents and Fellows - As trainees, you may experience situations that cause concern and require intervention to come to a resolution. The following resources provide you with practical tips on how to advocate for yourself and address concerns using the appropriate chain of escalation. 
7. Team-Based Care Toolkit - This toolkit shares best practices and real-life examples of successful team-based clinical care models that include internal medicine physicians working with Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) and other members of the clinical care team.
8. Professional Health and Wellness Mini-Portfolio - This portfolio features four 10-minute micro skills that promote self-care and professional health and wellness.
9. Quality Improvement Curriculum and Leadership Training - The approach is built on five key pillars that are critical to successful implementation of QI initiatives in practice. These pillars include Clinician Engagement and Ownership; Team-based Care; Patient and Family Partnership; Promotion of Health Equity; and Promotion of Clinician Well-Being.
10. Well-being Champion Curriculum - This self-paced learning series empowers you to lead meaningful change by equipping you with leadership skills, evidence-based strategies, and practical tools to foster sustainable communities of well-being and professional fulfillment—right from where you are in your life and career.

Other Notable Toolkits

1. Career and Professional Development for Internal Medicine Physicians - resources and opportunities to support your personal and professional growth and career journey.
2. Self-Compassion - A comprehensive resource with guided practices, exercises including a self-compassion assessment, and links to research on the topic.

Applicable for systems, organizations, and individuals, learn actionable well-being skills through micro-learnings (10-15 minutes) that meet clinicians’ just-in-time and ongoing change needs.

Learn More

1. Guided Mindful Practice Audio Files - Free guided body scan, hatha yoga, and sitting meditation audio files.
2. Meditation Podcast and Resources from Meditation Oasis - In addition to free guided meditations for stress relief and relaxation in traumatic times, the app contains a short version of their meditation course and meditations for everyday.
3. T2 Mood Tracker - This is a mood tracker app with separate sections for anxiety, depression, general well-being, head injury and post-traumatic stress.
4. InsightTimer - Free meditation app and blog with content for adults and children.
5. Headspace - Mindfulness tools and resources.
6. Buddhify - Guided Mindfulness tools bridged with life activities for both children and adults.

1. Pulse: Voices from the heart of medicine - publishing personal accounts of illness and healing, fostering the humanistic practice of medicine.
2. Kevin MD Blog and Podcast - platform where physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical students, and patients share their insight and tell their stories.