What is this project?

And, why are we so passionate about it?

Osler’s Alliance: A new organization of doctors who are committed to protecting what is sacred in medicine—the doctor-patient relationship

The Problem:  Survey of 15k doctors, Medscape 2019

% of doctors responding with each concern

  • Burnout 44% of all physicians - 50% women, 39% men

  • Suicide - 14% have thought of it, 1% (10k) have attempted it

  • Too many bureaucratic tasks - 59%

  • Too many hours at work - 34%

  • Increasing the computerization of practice (EHRs) - 32%

  • Emphasis on profits over patients - 17%

The Opportunity:  Physicians do not have an organized professional society that represents the diverse people who comprise the profession (70% male, 62% white, 20% UIM, average age 49 years). The largest organized group of physicians is the AMA, but only 17% of the USA's doctors are members (2015 data), compared to 75% of doctors in the 1950s.

The Solution:  A new, grassroots non-profit organization of physicians whose actions are guided by uncompromising human principles. We will advocate for changes in medicine that will impact healthcare today, and for generations to come.

Our Principles:

  • We will advocate for authentic doctor-patient relationships with sufficient time and presence with every patient, cultivating optimal communication, empathy and care

  • We will restore the time doctors need to think, to listen, to establish trust, and to build bonds with our patients

  • We will bring physicians together to elevate and spread our shared voice

  • We will place the highest value on diversity and inclusivity

  • We will advocate on societal and global issues that impact health

  • We will confront the transformational challenges that lie ahead for the medical profession

  • We will put humanistic patient care before the business of medicine

Traction:

  • We have already attracted some of the top leaders with diverse backgrounds in medicine today

  • We are poised to reach a broad network of influencers

Structure:

  • Non-profit

  • $5/y membership

Use of Funds:

  • Grow and support our community

  • Operating expenses:  website, social network, content creation, events, travel, salaries, fundraising