Safeguarding Physician Wellbeing Using Checklists for Personal, Professional, and Psychological Safety

"Dr. Wei masterfully confronts the overlooked crisis of physician burnout with a practical approach for reclaiming wellbeing. This is more than a book, it's a movement that transforms a daunting and complex challenge into actionable steps ensuring the wellbeing of healthcare's most vital resource: its physicians."

- Kari Granger, CEO of The Granger Network, Executive Advisory

"This book is long overdue and no one is better qualified to write than Julie. As an exemplar physician and surgeon, she hits the mark with brilliance."

- Jim Loehr, EdD, Renowned Performance Psychologist and Co-Founder of the Human Performance Institute.

"Dr. Julie Wei is a champion. Her commitment to the wellbeing of others knows no bounds. This is the ultimate playbook for physicians and those in training to "win" and achieve incredible wellbeing in their life and careers".

- Lou Holtz, Legendary Hall of Fame football coach, motivational speaker, author, TV analyst, and philanthropist.

"Dr. Julie Wei is an important and brilliant and compassionate physician voice. We encourage everyone to read this book."

- Scott Becker, Becker's Healthcare

"Are you one of the many physicians I know who are annoyed by admonitions from others to become more resilient? Truth be told, the physicians I know are already the most resilient professionals I know! If you are committed to your own well-being (as are most resilient persons), then Julie Wei's Safeguarding Physician Wellbeing: A checklist approach to achieve personal, professional, and psychological safety" is for you. Checklists used in clinical practice have been systematically developed based on best evidence and consensus. They are familiar tools in clinical practice. Dr. Wei developed this approach to offer physicians standardized and achievable solutions in a set of checklists designed to mitigate physician burnout and increase physician well-being. If you are a medical student, resident, or fellow, these checklists will be invaluable as you launch your career as a physician. Dr. Wei shares many of her own experiences that bring to life the need for a more systematic approach for fostering personal, professional, and psychological safety."

- R. Kevin Grigsby, Co-author: Grigsby RK, Mallon WT. Thriving: New perspectives and approaches for personal and organizational success. AAMC Successful Medical School Department Chairs Series. Washington, DC: AAMC, 2020.

"Dr. Wei has provided us with practical and meaningful strategies to approach these important issues. This book itself warrants its own place on a very important checklist!"

- Jennifer Shin, M.D. S.M., Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard Medical School

"This is a must-read for all physicians in today's environment of production pressure, burnout and disengagement. Dr. Wei's journey is a familiar one for all of us and her heartfelt advice and her willingness to be vulnerable and share her personal battles is truly touching and valuable."

- Butch Uejima, MD, MMM, FAAP, CPHRM, VP, Chief Medical Officer & Chair Dept of Pediatric Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley