Capital Coalition for Physician Well-Being
Elevating a New Aspirational Standard in Our Medical Community

Our vision is to become the first translocal medical community that is broadly committed to prioritizing physician well-being in the process of delivering healthcare. Our coalition promotes the National Charter on Physician Well-Being (NCPW) as a local aspirational standard for the greater SW Idaho medical community and invites your support.
National Charter on Physician Well-Being
Click on the links below to see research, local resources, opportunities to get involved, and examples of various SW Idaho institutions and individuals committed to these principles.
Guiding Principles
  1. Effective Patient Care Promotes and Requires Physician Well-being
  2. Physician Well-being is Related with the Well-being of All Members of the Health Care Team
  3. Physician Well-being is a Quality Marker
  4. Physician Well-Being is a Shared Responsibility
Societal Commitments
  1. Foster a Trustworthy and Supportive Culture in Medicine
  2. Advocate for Policies that Enhance Physician Well-being
Organizational Commitments
  1. Build Supportive Systems
  2. Develop Engaged Leadership
  3. Optimize Highly Functioning Interprofessional Teams
Interpersonal and Individual Commitments
  1. Anticipate and Respond to Inherent Emotional Challenges of Physician Work
  2. Prioritize Mental Health Care
  3. Practice and Promote Self Care

    Show your public support for the guiding principles and commitments of the National Charter on Physician Well-Being
The National Charter on Physician Well-Being was developed by the Collaborative for Healing And Renewal in Medicine, under a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, and copyrighted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Public Support and Commitment to the Principles of the Charter for Physician Well Being 

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PhysicianVitality.org and the Capital Coalition for Physician Well-Being is sponsored by Ada County Medical Society, Boise Idaho.

The National Charter on Physician Well-Being was developed by the Collaborative for Healing And Renewal in Medicine, under a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Local services offered here, specifically the Physician Vitality Program (counseling services) are directed at ACMS Members only. All other information is published in the hopes it will be useful to other physicians and clinicians seeking help and inspiration.

If you have research, examples, or ideas that illustrate approaches to implementing the Charter on Physician Well-Being, you may submit or recommend content to: director@adamedicalsociety.org. However, this webpage is focused on non-commercial solutions and does not list commercial products or recovery, diagnosis, or treatment services unless are narrowly focused on physician well-being and locally based in Idaho.