The National Academy of Medicine (NAM)Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Beingand Resiliencetodayannounced theselectionof26organizations toparticipatein the second cohort of the Change Maker Accelerators, a yearlongprogramdesigned to help health organizations implement and measureprofessional well-being efforts. The new cohort, launchingthis month, expands participation to includemorecommunity-based organizationsandcare delivery sites from every geographic region that arecommitted to addressing health workforce burnout.
Health care organizations are makingmeasurable progress to reduce burnout and support clinician well-being, with recentpolls showing improvement in self-reported well-being. Theorganizations selected to beChange Maker Acceleratorsarecommitted tobuilding on these stridesandusing evidence-based strategiesto addresssystemic challengesto well-being. Theprogramprovides participants with dedicated coaching, implementation support, and tools tocontinuallyimprovetheir well-beingoperations.
“The Change Maker Acceleratorsmodeloffers something truly unique in the health care well-being space: dedicated, personalized coaching that helps organizations turn commitment into action,” said NAM president Victor J. Dzau. “I’mthrilled to welcome this group of participants who are ready to do thehard workofdrivingmeaningful change. With each cohort, we are building a growing body of evidence that will create a roadmapfor sustainable well-being strategies across the entire health care sector.”
The Change Maker Acceleratorsprogramis distinguished by its coachingandpeer-to-peercommunity model. Participants engage in monthly small-group discussions and full-cohort learning sessions where they share successes, challenges, and best practices—among the cohort group andwith the full Change Maker community through webinars, resource guides, poster sessions, and forthcoming publications. This year’s cohort willbenefitfrom the experience ofpilotcohort members,severalof whom will serve as coaches to the new participants.Together, they will form acommunity of practice focused on the shared goal of creatingand measuring the progress ofsustainable, evidence-based well-being interventions.
Thisprogrambuilds on the NAM’s landmark 2022 report,National Planfor Health Workforce Well-Being, which callsforcollective action to address the systemic factors contributing to workforce burnout.
2026–2027 Change Maker Accelerators
- Advocate Health,Illinois
- Alameda Health System,California
- American College of Cardiology,Districtof Columbia
- Cambridge Health Alliance,Massachusetts
- Cancer Network of West Michigan, Michigan
- Children’s National Hospital, District of Columbia
- Community Health Network, Indiana
- CoxHealth, Missouri
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Massachusetts
- Essentia Health,Minnesota
- Indiana Hospital Association, Indiana
- Kansas City University,Missouri
- LECOM Health,Pennsylvania
- Legacy Health,Oregon
- Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Illinois
- NYC Health + Hospitals,New York
- Parkland Health, Texas
- Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania
- Tampa General Hospital, Florida
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (SONDH),Hawaii
- University of Texas Southwestern, Texas
- University of Vermont Health, Vermont
- University ofVirginiaHealth, Virginia
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, California
- The Wright Centers for Community Health and GME,Pennsylvania
Join the Movement
Organizations committed to healthworkforcewell-being cansign up tojoin the national movement. Participating organizations will be eligible to apply for future cohorts of the Change Maker Acceleratorsand will receivefirst access to distilled learnings from current and past Acceleratorcohorts.
Today, March 18,isNational Health Workforce Well-Being Day,an annualcommemoration of progress in pursuit of improved health workforce well-being and patient outcomes.Learn more about activities organized by the NAM and partners.
