Giving doctors everyone a voice
to stand up for the sacred patient-physician relationship
We have a chance to affect the future of medicine; to advocate for patient interests; to restore the time doctors need to think, to listen, to establish trust, and build bonds, one encounter at a time.
—Eric Topol, MD, Co-founder of Medicine Forward, The New Yorker, 2019
Innovation. Collaboration. Acceleration.
Medicine Forward unites doctors and change leaders nationwide to restore the physician-patient relationship as the heart of medicine. We operate as a multi-disciplinary federation, working at individual, community, and system levels. As part of a broad network of advocates, we seek healthcare transformation that cares for caregivers, ensuring patients and communities receive equitable and sustainable care.
The mission of Medicine Forward resonates with me as a recently burnt out doctor who craves restoration of the doctor-patient relationship and the TIME to be curious about my patient’s ailments.
—Medicine Forward Member, March 2024
Key Initiatives
Prescribe Hope - A timely deep-dive documentary audio series that sheds light on the ever-restricting nature of providing care against the backdrop of burnout, moral injury, mental health decay, and suicide among medical professionals. The goal for this series is to build a national broad-based movement that will successfully enact better state-based mental health protections for at-risk medical professionals and their families. Learn more.
Next Gen Fellows - Medicine Forward Next Gen Fellows are current medical trainees who are working daily to advance and integrate wellbeing interventions into medical training. Initiatives include the evidence-based PEERS (Practice Enhancement Engagement Resilience and Support) program in active use at Mount Sinai, and a national medical student wellbeing report card in collaboration with PsychSIGN and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. Fellows are encouraged to explore aspects of wellbeing that excite them and are given support and guidance by members of Medicine forward to implement their ideas into actionable plans.
Medicine Forward National Gathering - Medicine Forward is hosting an opportunity for our members and anyone else committed to restoring and nurturing human connection in healthcare to be in dialogue. This transformative event will take place in November in NYC. Watch for more about this on the Medicine Forward Mighty Network.
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