CHARM Resources
Explore foundational tools, research, and organizational guidance identified by CHARM leadership as especially valuable for well-being leaders.
CHARM Featured Resources
This section highlights resources created by CHARM or developed through CHARM collaborations.
Organizational Toolkits
Explore actionable frameworks, measurement instruments, and step-by-step implementation guides to help healthcare leaders build, measure, and sustain systemic well-being initiatives.
Building a Systemic Well-Being Program: A 5-Step Blueprint
A 2024 AHA resource developed with CHARM Chief Wellness Officer network members; useful for leaders building organizational well-being programs. (American Hospital Association)
CDC/NIOSH Impact Wellbeing™ Guide
Systems-level guide for hospital leaders focused on workplace policies, communication, leadership modeling, and operational changes that support healthcare worker well-being. (CDC)
AMA STEPS Forward® Toolkits
Large toolkit library with actionable solutions to reduce physician burnout, improve well-being, optimize team workflows, and improve patient experience. (AMA Ed Hub)
IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work
Well-known improvement framework with four leadership steps, nine components, change ideas, and measurement tools. (Institute for Healthcare Improvement)
ACGME Physician Well-Being Resources
GME-focused tools and resources for well-being activities in graduate medical education and clinical learning environments. (ACGME)
Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index / NAM Measurement Instruments
Useful for measurement pages; PFI assesses burnout and professional fulfillment, and NAM lists validated instruments. (Stanford Medicine)
Resources
Access curated support services, foundational guides, and peer connections designed to promote personal health, resilience, and professional fulfillment for clinicians and medical trainees.
National Academy of Medicine Compendium of Key Resources for Improving Clinician Well-Being
A high-quality, curated hub of strategies and tools organized around essential elements for reducing burnout and improving clinician well-being. (NAM)
Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation: Remove Barriers / Wellbeing First Champion Challenge
Practical toolkit for reducing invasive or stigmatizing mental-health questions in licensing and credentialing applications. (Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation)
Schwartz Rounds / Schwartz Center Resources
Strong fit for compassion, peer reflection, and team support; Schwartz Rounds are used by hundreds of organizations and are associated with better communication, empathy, and reduced distress. (The Schwartz Center)
Physician Support Line
Free, confidential, anonymous support line for U.S. physicians and medical students; good to include as a support resource rather than an implementation toolkit. (Physician Support Line)
PeerRxMed™
Free peer-to-peer support model for physicians and others in healthcare, centered on connection, encouragement, and accountability. (PeerRxMed™)
ACP Physician Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment
Includes organizational, individual, advocacy, peer coaching, resident, and student well-being resources; also links CHARM’s comprehensive bibliography. (American College of Physicians)
Scholarly Journal Articles
Browse scholarly articles addressing clinician mental health, professional well-being, leadership, and medical education.
Examining Mental Health Resources in Graduate Medical Education: Key Findings of a National Survey
This article describes findings of a survey regarding the provision of mental health services by ACGME-accredited institutions, identifies gaps, and highlights best practices.
Extending Arts‑Based Interventions in Graduate Medical Education through the Positive Humanities: the Re‑FRAME Workshop
Arts-and-humanities-based interventions are commonly implemented in medical education to promote well-being. Through program evaluation of this visual art workshop, we used a positive humanities framework to elucidate potential mechanisms by which arts-based curricula support well-being in internal medicine interns. Fifty-six PGY-1 trainees filled out an open-ended survey after participating in the workshop. Four themes emerged for supporting well-being among participants: becoming emotionally aware and expressive through art, pausing for reflection, practicing nonjudgmental observation, and normalizing experiences through socialization. Our project substantiated proposed mechanisms from the positive humanities for supporting well-being—including reflectiveness, skill acquisition, socialization, and expressiveness.
Imposter Syndrome
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Meet and Greet Sessions: A Unique Virtual Opt-Out Approach to Support Trainee Well-Being
The article describes a virtual, individual, brief, non-evaluative opt-out approach to accessing mental health support for residents and fellows.
Mentorship Begets Leadership Establishing a Legacy of Care for Yourself and Your Team
Identify mentorship qualities and compare to coaching, sponsorship, and champion attributes
Define leadership skills necessary to support teams post pandemic
Apply the mentorship and leadership skills in three case examples
Patients, Peers, and Personal Identity: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study Exploring the Transformative Potential of the Arts and Humanities in Intern Training
Medical education initiatives incorporate arts and humanities (AHs) to foster
physician competence and professionalism. We explored the impact of AH instruction in graduate medical education (GME) by evaluating the potential of a
longitudinal curriculum incorporating AHs for the personal and professional
development of internal medicine interns throughout their intern year. Fourteen IM interns participated in a longitudinal qualitative study, recording longitudinal audio diaries (LADs) and participating in semi-structured interviews.
Three themes emerged that reflected the transformative potential of AHs: reclaiming personal sense of self, building community, and re-surfacing of
empathy.
Chapters from Books
Explore book and textbook chapters offering practical, evidence-informed guidance on clinician well-being, self-care, resilience, and leadership.
Healer Heal Thyself: Self-Care for Caregivers
This is a chapter published in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ online resource called “Reaching Teens”, created and edited by Dr. Ken Ginsburg. The chapter explores the state of caregiver health as well as barriers to effective self-care that physicians and other providers face. Lastly, the chapter highlights a series of evidence-based strategies that promote individual wellbeing.
Resilience Strategies for Burnout Recognition and Recovery
This is a chapter published in the AAIM’s A Textbook for Today’s Chief Medical Resident, 25th Edition. The chapter summarizes the symptoms/signs and neurotoxicity of burnout to help chief residents be able to recognize burnout in themselves and in their residents. A broad range of evidence-based resilience strategies are highlighted.
Member Resources
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