Welcome to TAFP's Physician Well-Being Resource Center

By Jessica Glick, MD
Founder and co-chair of the TAFP Well-Being Task Force

After personally experiencing the depths of physician burn out during the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully recovering from this challenge, I have never felt more strongly about promoting physician well-being in a variety of avenues. One of the keys to overcoming burnout was being able to confide in and learn from others who had experienced a similar path. Many of the people who I spoke with were fellow family physicians who advised me with kindness, vulnerability, and compassion. After learning that the AAFP had a leadership program focused on physician well-being (Leading Physician Scholars Program), I was fully committed to help other physicians promote well-being in their communities and places of work. This program trains hundreds of family physicians every year on strategies to become powerful leaders of themselves and of the systems in which they work to create positive change that impacts well-being on a larger scale. Having met so many inspiring physicians from Texas (including Dr. Jessica Gray - my co-chair and Dr. Christine Camacho who co-leads our newsletter subcommittee) on the national level who had completed this training, it made sense to bring what we learned back to our state to help Texas family physicians be well.

With the support of TAFP members and leadership, the Physician Well-Being Task Force was created in 2025 under the Council on Membership and Workforce Engagement to address and promote physician well-being for family doctors in Texas.

Since our inception, our task force has come together in inspiring, powerful, and healing ways. We have used the feedback from TAFP members to guide the content of our newsletters, to permeate the training of our future leaders, and to guide the CME learning objectives of well-being lectures. The work we do brings us joy and energy, knowing that we are investing in the well-being of fellow family physicians so they continue to deeply value themselves and their work. Our hope is that each TAFP member takes away something valuable to apply to their own well-being when they encounter our work. Perhaps they will be inspired to join us on the task force! Thank you to all our members for your continued support!

Physician well-being posts

You can't pour from an empty cup: Making space for physician well-being

Prioritizing physician well-being: A conversation with Sarah Ashitey, MD

A little meal prep, a lot less stress

MEMBER VOICES: New TAFP task force prioritizing physician well-being
By Christine Camacho, MD

Physician Health First

AAFP’s Physician Health First initiative is devoted to improving your well-being and professional satisfaction by addressing the causes of burnout in medicine, including the broken U.S. health care system, the organizations employing physicians, the practice environment, individual well-being, and a physician culture of self-sacrifice over self-care.

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