Methodist Mansfield physician chosen for employee wellness program

Dr. Paul Lansdowne has been selected for a prestigious national executive program helping leaders cultivate expertise in well-being for physicians and health care employees.

The Chief Wellness Officer Course at Stanford University is an annual one-week course bringing together around 50 physician well-being leaders from across the country. The program consists of an immersive week with Stanford core faculty that teaches participants how to use influence,

relationships, expertise, and data to lead the development of a shared vision for clinician well-being in large, complex organizations. The program equips participants to advance well-being and catalyze progress through data-informed strategic priorities.

Lansdowne will engage with national wellness leaders, acquire additional skills and gain deeper insight necessary for helping to succeed in physician well-being, including how to best address the alarming trend of physician burnout. Lansdowne previously participated in the inaugural class of the Stanford Well-being Director course in 2021.

Lansdowne previously served as Methodist Health System Executive Medical Director for Physician Service Excellence since 2019, as well as the Medical Director for Physician Service Excellence at Methodist Mansfield since 2016. Working with physicians across the Methodist system on patient

experience initiatives, communication education, and physician coaching.

Since 2020, Lansdowne has also been increasingly involved with the physician experience and physician well-being, including helping to create and run the physician peer counseling effort, MHSCARES4DR, and has built close ties to hospital program directors, CMOs, and executives. In addition, Lansdowne helped form the Physician Well-being Committee at Methodist Mansfield, establish the dyad care teams, and the fall well-being CME lecture series.

The Chief Wellness Officer Course will use the Stanford WellMD Professional Fulfillment Model and help Dr. Lansdowne fulfill the following learning objectives:

- Develop leadership skills to advance wellness efforts

- Identify critical domains requiring strategic action to advance clinician well-being within organizations.

- Recognize the intersection of clinician well-being with other foundational disciplines and consider how to harness and collaborate

with leaders and initiatives.

- Identify system level approaches to address individual factors that contribute to well-being.

- Identify key principles in developing strategic priorities for your organization’s well-being office.

- Prepare for the mission and demands of a well-being leadership role and cultivate a network and learning community that will support you as you lead work on behalf of your organization.

Lansdowne will attend the course from July 20-25.

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