Coalition for Physician & APP Well-Being

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Coalition for Physician & APP Well-Being

Our Mission
To inspire and advance wholeness, community, and fulfillment in the practice of medicine.

Our Vision
We envision an environment which promotes physician and APP joy and wholeness in the compassionate service of healing. We believe that physician well-being and engagement are vital to the mission of all healthcare organizations, and particularly to that of faith-based institutions. The Coalition for Physician Well-Being is committed to creating a physician-hospital paradigm that promot

es personal and professional fulfillment, sustains physician families, builds collegial relationships, and enhances a healing culture, thereby benefitting patient care and contributing to overall hospital performance.

04/27/2026

Join us this Thursday, April 30 at 3 pm Eastern for a LIVE virtual town hall event with Bentley Tate, MD on "1-on-1 Conversations Influence Wellbeing."

Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss strategies behind building strong relationships with their clinicians through personalized conversations and receive tools to help them positively influence wellness in their organizations.

Register for FREE at https://www.bethejoy.org/town-hall-register.

04/20/2026

As a Coalition comprised of primarily volunteers, the contributions of our committee members are what make all this possible. We could not do this work without you and your support! This National Volunteer Week, we'd like to honor the committee members who give their time to make their voices heard and get their hands dirty as we work to make a better healthcare environment for all.

Accreditation Committee
Chairs: Lanny F. Wilson, MD & Dennis Gonzales, PhD
Manisha Chaudhary
Brittany Shoffner
Doug Mitchell
Amy Painter, APRN
Leila Durr, PhD
Ted Hamilton, MD, MBA
Roy Reid, APR, CPRC, MCPC

Research & Development Committee
Chair: Elisa Arespacochaga, MBA
Herbert Schumm, MD, FAAFP
Xi Hu, PhD
Tiffany Chan, MA
Heike Mitchell, PhD
Arpan Waghray, MD

Executive Committee
Chair: Robert Rodgers, MD
Ted Hamilton, MD, MBA (Chair Emeritus)
Doug Wysockey-Johnson, MDiv
Ivonne Johnson, DNP, APRN
Dennis Gonzales, PhD
Herbert Schumm, MD, FAAFP
Lanny F. Wilson, MD
Daniel W. Geeding, PhD, CPA
Elisa Arespacochaga, MBA
Amber Orman, MD, DipABLM, FACLM
Arpan Waghray, MD
Sara McGinnis Lee

04/09/2026

affords us an opportunity to reflect on stressors affecting our health workforce and what we can do to not only mitigate stressors, but also stop the stigma of those experiencing stress. While it’s true that stress can lead to burnout and depression, displays of stress can help us identify the root causes that can leave a lasting impact on our healthcare workers, physicians, and APPs.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that more than 80% of American workers experience stress in the workplace, with more than half having workplace stress bleed into their home life. Let’s do our best to open an honest dialogue about pain points among your teams and what can be done to make things better. “Be the joy” isn’t just a mantra – it’s a charge to take action whenever possible for the well-being of all those we touch.

Grab our free toolkit at https://www.bethejoy.org/event-toolkits/stress-awareness-month.

04/05/2026

From all of us at the Coalition, we wish you a happy and reflective Easter.

04/01/2026

It's no joke – our 2026 Scholarship and Poster Presenter deadlines have both been extended to Wednesday, May 27, 2026!!

Scholarship recipients are eligible to receive their registration cost and lodging covered by the Coalition, including meals provided by the conference and applicable CME/CEU hours.

Have research in physician and APP well-being efforts to share with the world? Poster Presenters can receive a significant discount to the 2026 Joy & Wholeness Summit to support their trip cost.

Residents can apply for one or both programs and participate in both, if applicable. The poster exhibition is open to all attendees interested in participating. Learn more at bethejoy.org/summit.

03/30/2026

March 30 is National ! Our physicians give their all each and every day to help us feel whole. As a Coalition, we're honored to support our caregivers, our advocates, our health champions, our second chances – all these things our doctors have been for us in our lives.

Take the time today to honor your doctors and their incredible contributions to excellent care and lasting wholeness.

03/25/2026

National Physicians Week puts our physicians in the spotlight. As a Coalition, we’re grateful to each and every physician for the innumerable contributions they've made to the health and well-being of every individual. It is our hope and duty to ensure that we pay it forward and keep our physicians engaged, fulfilled, and whole as we navigate the complexities of our hospitals and healthcare systems.

What are you doing to support your physicians this National Physicians Week? We've put together a toolkit to connect you to resources and experts who are leading the pack on this important time for our physicians.

In addition to , March 30 is . We hope that you will consider celebrating these cornerstone members of our healthcare system each and every day.

Grab our free toolkit at https://www.bethejoy.org/event-toolkits/national-physicians-week.

03/20/2026

Today is National Resident , celebrating the decision of the next class of physician residents matching into their residency – the true start of their medical careers!

This process hasn't been easy for our new residents, but the Coalition is honored to support and uplift our resident hopefuls as they take the greatest next step in their journeys. We believe physician wellness starts at the very beginning of your career and that begins with residency.

To all our new residents today, congratulations!

03/18/2026

The Coalition is proud to support healthcare professionals all across the country. We envision an environment where everyone finds lasting wholeness, community, and fulfillment in their profession. Join us this Health Workforce Well-Being Day as we continue to advocate for the strategic, intentional well-being of all physicians, APPs, and healthcare professionals.

Established in 2024 by the National Academy of Medicine, Health Workforce Well-Being Day is a call to action for all of us in the healthcare environment. Strategic, intentional well-being for our support staff, physicians, APPs, administrators, and everyone involved are the keys to excellent patient care and lasting fulfillment for our healthcare workforce.

We have created a free toolkit to help you and your organization celebrate Health Workforce Well-Being Day. Visit https://lnkd.in/ebWv5g6x to learn more.

03/17/2026

And that’s a wrap on this year’s Virtual 5K fundraiser! Thanks to the generous donations of our runners, sponsors, and community, we raised nearly $10,000 for the Dianne McCallister Memorial Resident Scholarship.

When we run toward well-being, we are putting ourselves and our community first and foremost. That determination is what it takes to keep pushing toward a healthcare environment that sees the wholeness in every physician, APP, nurse, clinician, staff member, and patient.

Thank you to everyone who participated and donated to this year’s event!

Platinum and Medal Sponsor: AdventHealth
Gold Sponsors: ClinDCast and VITAL WorkLife, Inc.
Silver Sponsor: Schumm Associates
Individual Sponsors: Robert Rodgers, Mitchell Best, David Thorpe, Don Thorpe & Lanny Wilson

03/10/2026

Last summer, our host Roy Reid, APR, CPRC, MCPC sat down with Arpita Gupta DePalma, MD, FAAP, TIPC of Thought Work, MD for a candid discussion on processing difficult emotions with grace and vulnerability during the height of the 2020 pandemic.

What things are left unsaid when volatile emotions get bottled up for too long? How can physicians and APPs process these emotions in a way that builds trust and harmony not only for their colleagues, but their families?

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or visit our website at https://www.bethejoy.org/wbc.

03/06/2026

Join us Thursday, March 12 at 2 pm Eastern for a LIVE virtual event with Dawn Sears MD FACG on "Reframe 10 Thoughts to Help You and Your Teams Thrive in Healthcare."

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about 10 common mistaken beliefs or thoughts that can lead to burnout and become familiar with "no lose decision making" to feel more empowered through thought reframing.

Register for FREE at bethejoy.org/webinars. Live CME is available.

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Altamonte Springs, FL
32714

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+14073572153

Website

http://bethejoy.org/

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