2025 PHYSICIAN WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM
Accredited for 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 (ISMA Annual Convention weekend)

Registration: 8:00 a.m. ET
Symposium: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Reception: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET

Location: Embassy Suites, 13700 Conference Center Drive South, Noblesville, Indiana


TARGET AUDIENCE: 
Physicians, Residents, Medical Students, Wellness Officers, Hospital Administrators, and other Healthcare Wellness Leaders   

FEE (includes lunch and reception):

Physician members: $50
Physician nonmembers: $100
Nonmember other: $50
Resident/student members: $25

This registration, which closes on Sept. 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET, is for attending the symposium only.

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM:

Join us at the 2nd Physician Wellness Symposium for a day dedicated to your well-being. In a demanding field, this event offers a space to pause, reflect, and recharge. Discover practical tools, expert insights, and supportive strategies to help you build resilience, find balance, and reconnect with the purpose that inspired you to become a physician.

OPENING SESSION:

Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD
Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
ISMA Physician Wellness Steering Committee Chair

All participants will receive a copy of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s book titled, “Together: Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection”

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Richard Gunderman, MD is the Chancellor's Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies at Indiana University.  Dr. Gunderman is a 10-time recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, and in 2015, he received the Indiana University School of Medicine's inaugural Inspirational Educator Award. He was named the 2008 Outstanding Educator by the Radiological Society of North America, the 2011 American Roentgen Ray Society Berlin Scholar in Professionalism, and the 2012 Distinguished Educator of the American Roentgen Ray Society. In 2012, he received the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Award for Teaching Excellence, the top teaching award of the Association of American Medical Colleges. In 2013, he was the Spinoza Professor at the University of Amsterdam. In 2019, he received the Glenn Irwin Distinguished Faculty Award, and in 2020, the Association of University Radiologists awarded him its gold medal and elected him to its inaugural class of fellows.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

“From Surviving to Thriving: The Science of Connection, Gratitude, and Mindset”

Corey Martin, MD
Founder, Innovations in Resilience and Bounce Travels

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Corey Martin, MD is a practicing physician in Minnesota, a Yale alumnus, a former chief medical officer, a Bush Fellow, and a consultant to healthcare and educational organizations in their response to burnout and moral injury. He is a certified facilitator for workshops based on the work of authors Brené Brown (“Dare to Lead”) and Parker Palmer (founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal).

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ISMA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PANEL DISCUSSION

The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) Physician Assistance Program was created to assist physicians experiencing difficulties in their personal or professional lives. 

The ISMA program addresses a broad range of concerns including:

• Alcohol and substance use disorders
• Mental health disorders
• Disruptive behavior
• Physical illnesses

Stay tuned—our panel lineup will be announced soon.

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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) STEPS FORWARD PROGRAM

AFTERNOON SESSION:


Marie Brown, MD, MACP
Internist, Director, Practice Redesign for AMA

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Marie Brown, MD is a practicing internist, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College in Chicago, the director of practice redesign for AMA and the immediate past governor of the American College of Physicians (ACP). Her areas of expertise include practice transformation, joy in medicine, adult immunizations, medication adherence and diabetes. Dr. Brown received her bachelor of science from the University of Dayton and her medical degree from Rush Medical College. 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

While the schedule is still being finalized, the following provides a snapshot of planned activities.

CME INFORMATION:

Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any relevant financial relationships with an “ineligible company” whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Statement: No member of the CME Planning Committee or our speakers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sept. 23, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET