AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® podcast
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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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
REPLAY: The Importance of Physician Mentoring 08.07.2026 17:28
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 35:25
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 3:52
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 25:01
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 31:04
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 27:13
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 2:49
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 35:24
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...
REPLAY: How Value-Based Care Empowers Health Systems 13.05.2026 31:39
Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4eJ3zHV Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”: https://bit.ly/4rhFls3 Learn more about the AMA Joy in Medicine® Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/4pBc8aK Explore A...
REPLAY: How Value-Based Care Empowers Independent Practices 06.05.2026 16:56
Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4do6y7s Explore the AMA’s “What is value-based care” page: https://bit.ly/4hVnbbu Explore “Creating a Sustainable Future for Value-Based Care: A Playbook of Voluntary Best Practices for VBC Payment Arrangements”: https://bit.ly/4qMWwkU Explore “Contracting with aggregator entities to advance value-based care arrangements” physici...
Huddle Smarter, Not Longer: Pearl of the Month 29.04.2026 3:06
Explore the Daily Huddle toolkit: https://bit.ly/41AWyBk Explore the Saving Time Playbook: https://bit.ly/41BE7MH Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Discover how a brief daily huddle can transform your busy clinic’s communication and efficiency. In this episode, we break down how a 5–10-minute meeting with your entire care team at the start of the day helps yo...
A Blueprint for Health Care Leaders to Support Staff After Physician Suicide 22.04.2026 35:33
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 for this episode: https://bit.ly/43JSDDn Explore the Preventing Physician Suicide toolkit: https://bit.ly/4bYQpBP Explore the After a Physician Suicide toolki...
Building an Effective Healthcare Workforce Well-Being Strategy 15.04.2026 32:13
Claim CME for this episode: https://bit.ly/4eq9Jem Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3P6Xlab Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin What does it take to build America's healthiest workforce? In this AMA STEPS Forward® Podcast, host Kevin Hopkins, MD speaks with Holly Antal, PhD, Vice President and Chief Wellbeing Officer at Nemours C...
REPLAY: Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout 08.04.2026 37:34
Explore Reduce Burnout, Improve Self-Compassion With Group Coaching for Even the Busiest Physician episode: https://bit.ly/439QIYG Access the transcript of this episode and claim CME: https://bit.ly/4iNKWTe 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 c...
REPLAY: Human-Centered Health Care: Designing Systems for Physician Well-Being 01.04.2026 33:17
Ready to start measuring well-being at your organization? Explore the AMA Organizational Biopsy®: http://bit.ly/42d3Ls0 Explore Human Factors in Health Care Webinar: https://bit.ly/3J7RO0g Explore the Saving Time Playbook: https://bit.ly/3KehkRL Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/47Bmi4n Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Dr. Heather Farl...
Help Patients Actively Participate in their Care: Pearl of the Month 25.03.2026 2:03
Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/48L3Rua Explore the Health Coaching Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4cdA9At Explore the Integrating a Health Worker into Team-Based Care: https://bit.ly/4tYMPS7 Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin A health coaching program can improve outcomes and will benefit both patients and clinicians. The coach amplifies a phys...
REPLAY: The Importance of Integrated Care 18.03.2026 20:22
Explore the BHI Compendium: https://bit.ly/42J0pxN Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4sevC5C Follow STEPS Forward®️ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin AMA Member Dr. Robert Cooley, Associate Professor in Primary Care Medicine at Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, discusses the integration of behavioral and physical health care and how colla...
How Recognition Helps Reduce Physician Burnout 11.03.2026 35:07
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...
Physician Onboarding and Retention 04.03.2026 29:41
Claim CME and access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/42Af4dD Explore the Onboarding Optimization toolkit: https://bit.ly/4tip7yV Watch the Optimizing Onboarding in Health Care webinar: https://bit.ly/4psUBQR Follow STEPS Forward®️ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin In this AMA STEPS Forward®️ podcast, adapted from the Optimizing Onboarding in Health Care webinar, Se...
Identify Opportunities for Improvement: Pearl of the Month 25.02.2026 2:14
Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4vx6s4p Explore the LISTEN-SORT-EMPOWER Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4a6DXkd Follow STEPS Forward on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin The LISTEN-SORT-EMPOWER approach, a team-based model focused on eradicating the root causes of professional burnout, assumes systems and behaviors, not people, are the source of many practice problems....
REPLAY: Whole-Person Care: What are Employer Priorities? 18.02.2026 20:02
Dr. Raymond Tsai, AMA member and Vice President of Advanced Primary Care at the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH), explains why it is in an employer's best interest to prioritize providing their employees with high-quality, whole-person care. He also provides insights into PBGH’s ongoing efforts to help employers access their model of advanced primary care for their employees and their fam...
Ambient AI in Health Care: Reducing Documentation Burden 11.02.2026 19:29
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...
When Physicians are in Crisis: Integrating Well-Being into Emergency Response 04.02.2026 31:04
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...
Attend to the Health of Your Personal Relationships: Pearl of the Month 28.01.2026 2:22
Access the transcript for this episode: https://bit.ly/4sxeVTc Explore the Stress First Aid Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4sshQx8 Explore the Wellness Centered Leadership Playbook: https://bit.ly/3YWiFAz Explore the ‘Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout’ Episode: https://bit.ly/4qaKq4C Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin Research is showing more a...
REPLAY: The Unseen Cost of Limited Time Off 21.01.2026 33:43
Explore the AMA STEPS Forward® Interactive Calculators: http://bit.ly/43WvYoh Explore the full study: https://mayocl.in/3SI5XlY Explore the Real PTO for Physicians Toolkit: https://bit.ly/436BVyj Explore The Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/4ksv0Fq Explore the Team-Based Care Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3LHcDP3 Explore A Systematic Approach to EHR Inbox Reduction: http://bit.ly/3Tr8eC...
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