Stanford Physician Well-Being Director Course
Design and Lead Well-Being at the Unit-Level
Spring 2026 Session
March 5 — April 9, 2026 (4:00 – 6:30 p.m. CST)
💡 Framed by the Stanford Model of Occupational Well-BeingTM, this virtual six-week educational series equips leaders with knowledge and tools to advance well-being at the unit level in departments, divisions, practices, sites, and groups. The course is designed as a synchronous, live learning experience on Zoom, with assignments and activities to complete between sessions in a secure learning management system. This course contains didactic presentations and discussions led by Stanford Medicine faculty, peer-to-peer learning, and individual participant work. The course requires approximately five (5) dedicated hours per week (including session time, prework, homework, and exercises)
🎯 Learn objectives are:
- List the factors that contribute to well-being for physicians and other clinicians.
- Develop familiarity with evidence-based approaches to promote professional fulfillment for physicians using a framework that includes culture of wellness, efficiency of practice, and personal resilience.
- Navigate your individual unit’s needs and enact group-specific interventions designed to promote professional fulfillment.
- Utilize effective methods to gain peer and leadership collaboration.
- Recognize the importance of inclusion and belonging in achieving the goals of professional fulfillment and well-being.
- Integrate basic principles of improvement science into approaching local physician well-being initiatives.