Well-Being Month 2026: The Pursuit of Happiness - Life Lessons for Resident and Early Career Physicians

January 26, 2026
These activities aim to raise awareness of burnout among healthcare professionals and present strategies for promoting resilience, which will improve practitioner health and, ultimately, patient outcomes.
 
We all want to be productive and innovative in our work, but without compromising our wellness. The problem, however, is that perfectionism causes us to get stuck in the process. It commonly sits at the core of procrastination, imposter syndrome, and patterns of toxic team dynamics. This session provides a practical roadmap for improving our performance and wellness by tackling perfectionism using evidence-based principles and strategies that will ultimately lead to improved patient care.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals at the University of Chicago and its affiliates, who are dedicated to promoting well-being in themselves and others.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe traditional metrics of success in medicine and alternative, values-based concepts of fulfillment.
  • Explain how stages of medical training and early career practice influence physician identity and well-being.
  • Identify personal and professional factors associated with long-term fulfillment and resilience against burnout.
  • Formulate one values-aligned change to support personal well-being or career sustainability
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Graduate Medical Education
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-6760

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Event starts: 
01/26/2026 - 12:00pm
Event ends: 
01/26/2026 - 1:00pm
Activity opens: 
01/26/2026
Activity expires: 
02/26/2026
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ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at (773) 702-6760 or via email.
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
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Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.

Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

 

Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
The credit claiming process will close 30 days after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after 30 days may incur additional fees.
Registration: This course is only open to University of Chicago affiliates.
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