AMA STEPS Forward®

AMA STEPS Forward® podcast

Health EN ↓ 232 episodes

Health care leaders share insight, strategies, and tips to help prevent physician burnout, optimize workflows, improve well-being, and enhance patient care.

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AMA STEPS Forward®

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Latest episode

Nov 4, 2026

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Episodes

REPLAY: Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout 04.11.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4iNKWTe Explore Reduce Burnout, Improve Self-Compassion With Group Coaching for Even the Busiest Physician episode: https://bit.ly/439QIYG Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this AMA STEPS Forward® podcast, Archana Shrestha, MD, MS, board-certified emergency physician, certified physician...

What Matters Beyond the AI Tool: Pearl of the Month 28.10.2026

Explore the Governance for Augmented Intelligence Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4jzsVaR   Explore Mastering AI Governance: Key STEPS for Success:  https://bit.ly/3J1whWE   Explore Johns Hopkins: An AI Success Story: https://bit.ly/3ITXoDb   Explore Navigating AI Governance at The Permanente Medical Group: https://bit.ly/45yo3Op   Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/...

REPLAY: How to Move Clinician Well-Being Beyond the Buzzword 21.10.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4wh2r4k Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/joy-in-med Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: https://bit.ly/ama-org-biopsy Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin What does it actually...

Navigating Litigation Stress: What Every Physician Needs to Know 14.10.2026

Explore this related episode: You Are Not Alone: How Health Systems Can Support Physicians Through Litigation: https://bit.ly/3SoaZaY   Explore the Peer Support Programs for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3SRYlk8   Explore AMA Judicial Advocacy Resources: https://bit.ly/4hdQCHb   Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin   Most physicians get n...

From Burnout to Belonging: The Making of a Well-Being Program 07.10.2026

Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Colin West MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic's Medical Director of Employee Well-Being joins host Kevin Hopkins MD to trace the origins of Mayo's wellbeing work from a chance conversation during his residency to a program that now spans the entire care team. They dis...

REPLAY; A Blueprint for Health Care Leaders to Support Staff After Physician Suicide 30.09.2026

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741. Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/43JSDDn   Explore the Preventing Physician Suicide toolkit: https://bit.ly/4bYQpBP Explore...

Moral Injury in Medicine: Building Bridges Between Leaders and Frontline Teams 23.09.2026

Listen to the first two episodes in this series:   Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline, with Wendy Dean, MD:   Spotify: https://bit.ly/46wE07E    Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4ryMy7T    Moral Injury in Medicine: The Leadership Perspective, with Jason Lesadnrini, PhD, FACHE, LPEC, HEC-C:  Spotify: https://bit.ly/3V5WMjQ   Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/...

Moral Injury in Medicine: The Leadership Perspective 16.09.2026

Listen to the first episode in this series, Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline with Wendy Dean, MD:  Spotify:  https://bit.ly/46wE07E    Apple Podcasts:  https://bit.ly/4ryMy7T    Register for the October 6th webinar with all three guests from this series: https://bit.ly/4hfoR0C     Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit:  https://bit.ly/4z...

Moral Injury in Medicine: The Frontline 09.09.2026

Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4zwhd9o    Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab   Explore Dr. Wendy Dean’s research on moral injury:   Moral Injury in Health Care: A Unified Definition and its Relationship to Burnout: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11468615/    Guidance for Creating Morally Healt...

REPLAY: A Lifeline for Moms: Providing Whole Person Care in Maternal Health Settings 02.09.2026

Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME here: https://bit.ly/3Hi0LTO Explore Lifeline for Moms: https://bit.ly/4buiWQI Explore MCPAP for Moms: https://bit.ly/4hbmA3f Explore the Behavioral Health Screening as a Part of Ongoing Care Webinar with Dr. Moore Simas: https://bit.ly/4iuIgbw Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Dr. Tiffany Moore Simas, Medical Director...

REPLAY: Achieving Physician and APP Wellness with the Best Place to Care Initiative 26.08.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3Su2bAj Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: https://bit.ly/3WVUuSp Learn more about the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/4hUnJge Explore Creating the Organizational Foundation for Joy in Medicine™: https://bit.ly/4aMYvhL Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-link...

Being Authentic and Vulnerable: Pearl of the Month 19.08.2026

Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4e7KJsK   Explore Dr. Jessi Gold's episode, One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine: https://bit.ly/46eX7CR Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this brief episode, host Dr. Kevin Hopkins shares a quick pearl on combating physician isolation. Drawing on insights from Dr. Jessi Gold's episode, he...

REPLAY: The Importance of Disconnection 12.08.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/45o9s7a Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/43BX9Vk Explore the "Real PTO" for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4ifGECW Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/4kKpyP9 Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Dr. Rob Saper, Chair of the Department...

REPLAY: How Recognition Helps Reduce Physician Burnout 05.08.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4dMNa4W Watch the Human Factors in Health Care webinar: https://bit.ly/3ZBkIKW Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4qBbY2x Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this AMA STEPS Forward® podcast, Kevin Hopkins, MD, speaks with Amanda Deutsch, MD, FACEP, Director of Well...

Small Workflow Changes Can Make a Big Impact: Pearl of the Month 29.07.2026

Explore Human-Centered Health CareDesigning Systems for Physician Well-Being: https://bit.ly/3RtC2ku Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this brief AMA STEPS Forward® episode, host Kevin Hopkins MD explains why fixing physician burnout means redesigning workflows, not just offering coping tools. He unpacks how cutting unnecessary cognitive load frees up clini...

REPLAY: Ambient AI in Health Care: Reducing Documentation Burden 22.07.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3QGWMEt Explore the Governance for Augmented Intelligence toolkit: https://bit.ly/3Nf1Eit Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Ambient AI is rapidly reshaping how clinicians document care, offering a powerful way to reduce administrative burden without disrupting the patient-physician relations...

You Are Not Alone: How Health Systems Can Support Physicians Through Litigation 15.07.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/3SoaZaY Explore the Peer Support Programs for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3SRYlk8 Explore AMA Judicial Advocacy Resources: https://bit.ly/4hdQCHb Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Nearly one in three physicians will face a malpractice lawsuit during their career, yet the emotional burd...

REPLAY: The Importance of Physician Mentoring 08.07.2026

Claim CME and access the transcript of this episode here: http://bit.ly/4nZx9KL Learn  more about the Private Practice Physicians Section (PPPS): https://bit.ly/4gOv69c Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Dr. Keshni Ramnanan, internist serving as chair-elect on the AMA Private Practice Physician Section (PPPS) Governing Council, shares her experience both giving and receiv...

Changing the Culture: How One Ohio Community is Normalizing Physician Mental Health 01.07.2026

Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When pediatrician and CMO Rob McGregor, MD surveyed his physicians and found that nearly half were at risk of or already experiencing burnout, he did something unusual: he cold-called a psychiatrist he’d never met. Joseph Varley, MD answered that call, w...

Building a Culture of Wellness: Pearl of the Month 24.06.2026

Explore the Wellness-Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore The Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4qBbY2x Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Physician burnout won't improve until organizations close the gap between what physicians need and what they actually receive. In this short episode, Dr. Kevin Hopkins shares four evide...

REPLAY: A Blueprint for Difficult Conversations 17.06.2026

Access the transcript: https://bit.ly/4xwNiwx Learn more about Marlene’s resources: https://marlenechism.com/ Dr. Kevin Taylor, internal medicine physician and professional coach, and Marlene Chism, a consultant, trainer, professional speaker, and author of the recently published book, From Conflict to Courage, outline a blueprint to guide leaders through difficult conversations and workplace conf...

REPLAY: When Physicians are in Crisis: Integrating Well-Being into Emergency Response 10.06.2026

Explore the Caring for the Health Care Workforce During Crisis toolkit:  https://bit.ly/3N9Ihr7 Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook:  https://bit.ly/3MYj8j9 Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When crisis strikes, health care organizations often focus on staffing, logistics, and patient care, while workforce well-being remains parallel rather than inte...

REPLAY: Physician Parenthood and Well-Being: Lessons from a Successful Parental Wellness Program 03.06.2026

Access the transcript, and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4b10nFn Explore the Parenting as a Physician: It Takes a Lot of Patience webinar: https://bit.ly/3YBemKU Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin New and expecting physician parents face unique challenges that can affect well-being, career advancement, and retention. In this AMA STEPS Forward® podcast, Kevin Hopki...

Understanding Burnout in a GME Program: Pearl of the Month 27.05.2026

Explore the Resident and Fellow Well-Being toolkit: https://bit.ly/4tGUGDt Assessment resources:  AMA Organizational Biopsy ® Well-Being Index from the Mayo Clinic Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index ™ Mini Z Resident: Mini ReZ from the Institute for Professional Worklife Explore the Listening Campaign toolkit: https://bit.ly/3OQLH39 Listen to the Well-Being Strategies for Medical School, Resi...

How to Move Clinician Well-Being Beyond the Buzzword 20.05.2026

Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Explore Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/joy-in-med Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: https://bit.ly/ama-org-biopsy Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin What does it actually look like to make clinicians’ well-being a core organizational strategy, not...

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