How to Move Clinician Well-Being Beyond the Buzzword

How to Move Clinician Well-Being Beyond the Buzzword

May 20, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 214

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Dr. Heather Spies discusses strategies for enhancing clinician well-being as a core organizational strategy.

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 just a buzzword? Heather Spies, MD, MBA, OBGYN and Physician Director of Clinician Experience at Sanford Health, joins host Kevin Hopkins, MD, to share how a relationship-centered, data-driven approach helped transform clinician satisfaction across one of the largest rural health centers in the country. From leadership development and structured listening programs to AI ambient documentation tools that are giving physicians their time back, Dr. Spies breaks down the intentional strategies that increase intent to stay and decrease burnout.

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