About CCIPC

Happy Physicians = Happy and Healthy Patients

In September 2020, a group of concerned physicians from the Cape Cod Hospital Bylaws committee came together to talk about physician quality of life. It was at that meeting that the Cape Cod Hospital medical staff well-being committee was born. We were (and still are) deeply concerned with the levels of burnout throughout medicine and the unhappiness and dissatisfaction of our fellow physicians and healthcare providers. Over the last three years, we made great strides in improving physician burnout and satisfaction and were looking for ways to broaden our impact and help all physicians on the Cape and Islands. Cape Cod & Islands Physician Council was created with this goal in mind. We are looking for ways to connect with others and improve their experience ultimately improving the care and satisfaction of our patients.

What is well-being?

When many physicians hear the term wellness or well-being, they think we are going to be promoting meditation, yoga, healthy eating, and exercise. While resilience and self-care are key components of personal wellness, it is not exclusively what we focus on. Burnout in medicine is a system problem, not an individual problem. Lack of resilience in physicians is not what is leading to the burnout crisis in healthcare. In fact, Physicians and other healthcare providers have higher levels of resilience than individuals in other fields. We want to improve the work environment and increase professional and personal satisfaction, with the ultimate goal of improving efficiency and patient care. We want physicians to be a highly functional team who can depend on each other and care for one another.