Well-Being at Michigan Medicine

Welcome to Well-Being at Michigan Medicine, a podcast where we explore ways to improve well-being and reduce burnout to advance seamless health care. 

 Well-Being at Michigan Medicine Podcase with Dr. Elizabeth Harry

Well-being and how it brings teams together is so important. Michigan Medicine Chief Well-Being Officer Elizabeth Harry, M.D. is bringing this topic, and many others, to audio life. Welcome to the Well-Being at Michigan Medicine podcast.

It’s her dedicated mission to empower the expertise of Michigan Medicine’s team members by improving well-being and reducing burnout to advance seamless health care.

The purpose of this podcast is to bring vital topics of conversation in the well-being space and expand on them. This isn’t an email. This isn’t a Teams message, or a text message. It’s a conversation, an exploration.

Join Dr. Harry and her guests as they aim to improve the culture of shared purpose, trust, accountability, aligned values and psychological safety where everyone can work and grow. Let’s put the ‘we’ in well-being.

Michigan Medicine is the academic medical center for the University of Michigan. Well-Being at Michigan Medicine is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. 

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The Power of Mattering

What does it take to create a culture where people can truly thrive? In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Harry welcomes Dr. Robert Ernst, Chief Health Officer and Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness at the University of Michigan, about building well-being into systems, policies and everyday experiences. They explore purpose-driven leadership, belonging, mental health and why helping people feel they matter can strengthen entire communities.
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Honoring the Heart of Care: Nurse Well-Being in Action

In this special Nurses Week episode, Chief Well-Being Officer Elizabeth Harry, M.D., chats with nurse leaders Denise Ervin, D.N.P., R.N., NC-BC, and Tonie Owens, M.S.N., R.N., about resilience, teamwork and the evolving future of nursing. They share personal stories, “sacred moments” in care and practical ways teams support well-being on the front lines. The conversation highlights both the challenges nurses face and the culture of connection that helps them thrive.
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Permission to Flourish: Well-Being for High Performers with Shigehiro Oishi

In this special live episode, Dr. Elizabeth Harry hosts Dr. Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Chicago for a compelling, audience-engaged conversation recorded at U-M’s Rackham Building. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Oishi challenges conventional notions of happiness, examining the tension between achievement and meaning. With practical insights for high performers, this energizing discussion invites listeners to rethink success and intentionally cultivate a more expansive, sustainable path to well-being.
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Credentialing: Supporting Clinicians, Protecting Patients

Credentialing plays a critical role in patient safety — but it can also affect whether clinicians feel safe seeking mental health care. In this episode, leaders from Michigan Medicine and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation discuss evolving credentialing practices, reducing stigma and supporting clinician well-being while protecting patients. The conversation highlights how thoughtful policy changes can help create a healthier, more compassionate health care system. Learn more: Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
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How Quality Improvement Supports Clinician Well-Being

How do quality improvement and clinician well-being intersect? Michigan Medicine’s Dr. Michael Englesbe, a transplant surgeon, joins Dr. Elizabeth Harry to discuss scaling change from the bedside, reducing burnout by removing unnecessary work, and lessons from Michigan’s opioid prescribing success. A candid conversation on leadership, standardization, humility and why empowering frontline teams is essential to better care and a healthier workforce.
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Well-Being at Michigan Medicine

A Chat with Better Together: A Scalable Solution to Physician Burnout

Dr. Elizabeth Harry welcomes guests Drs. Adrienne Mann and Tyra Fainstad, co-founders of Better Together, an evidence-based group coaching program transforming physician well-being. They share their personal journeys from burnout to coaching, explain how metacognitive group coaching builds community and resilience, and present compelling data showing significant reductions in burnout, imposter syndrome, and moral injury. The episode explores how scalable, confidential coaching can reshape medical culture and restore meaning in medicine. • Learn more about Better Together Physician Coaching here

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