Clinician Well-Being

Supporting the Well-Being of North Carolina’s Clinicians

Why This Matters

• Nearly half (46%) of healthcare workers report frequent burnout.
• Burnout leads to depression, moral injury, and even suicide.
• For patients, burnout impacts safety and quality of care.
• For health systems, it threatens retention and resilience.

North Carolina Clinician & Physician Retention and Well-Being Consortium (NCCPRW)

Since 2016, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has convened partners statewide to promote clinician and physician well-being, retention, and systemic change across healthcare institutions. By addressing stressors at the individual, organizational, and systemic levels, the Consortium helps healthcare professionals thrive while ensuring high-quality patient care.

In 2024, NCCPRW became a nonprofit to expand its mission. With new funding support, the Consortium is broadening its reach, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and positioning North Carolina as a leader in clinician well-being.

Our Goal

Improve provider well-being and retention by:

• Normalizing mental health conversations through education and advocacy
• Providing confidential self-assessments and support resources
• Delivering multi-platform resources, events, and trainings
• Driving policy reform to remove licensure and credentialing barriers

Key Initiatives

ALL IN: Caring for NC Caregivers
Partnering with the Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation to fight burnout and build a culture of support through credentialing reform, leadership training, and system-wide operational improvements.

Real Talk: Navigating Life’s Hard Moments Together – also known as Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training
With Old North State Medical Society, expanding youth mental health access in underserved counties while strengthening local clinician well-being through workshops, toolkits, and policy change.

Clinician Well-Being Self-Assessment (coming soon)
A confidential tool to help clinicians track their well-being and connect to resources.

Get Involved

Join the Consortium and help advance clinician well-being across North Carolina.

For more information, contact Monecia Thomas.

Surgeon General’s Office: A Message on Clinician Well-Being

Hear from Jeane Garcia Davis of the Office of the Surgeon General on the topic of clinician well-being and the strides forward the NCCPRW and its partner at the Dr. Lorna Breene Foundation are making.

Unspoken: Doctor Depression & Suicide

Why is physician suicide so prevalent, and what’s being done about it? This investigative film dives deep into this topic and looks at what initiatives are underway to address the issue.