Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose - 02/23/2024

Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Dean for Well-Being and Resilience and Chief Wellness Officer at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). He received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University and completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine (IM) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. In the role of chief wellness officer, Dr. Ripp oversees efforts to assess and provide direction for system- and individual-level interventions designed to improve well-being for all students, residents, fellows, faculty and other health professionals in the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Ripp practices as a clinician in the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors home-based primary care program where he maintains an active patient panel. In addition, Dr. Ripp is the Co-founder and Inaugural President of CHARM, the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine, a national group of medical educators, academic and community medical center and well-being leaders, experts in burnout research and interventions, and learners, all working to promote healthcare professional and learner well-being. CHARM maintains several leadership networks, including the CHARM Chief Wellness Officer Network and the CHARM GME Well-Being Leaders Network, and actively develops important content to advance the literature and field of clinician well-being. Recognized for his leadership in this area, Dr. Ripp has been invited to participate in the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Symposia on Physician Well-Being and serve on the American College of Physician's Promoting Physician Wellness Task Force, the Steering Committee of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience, and the Board of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation. He is also the recipient of the American College of Physician’s 2025 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Well-Being and Professional Fulfilment in Internal Medicine. Dr. Ripp’s primary research interest is in physician burnout and well-being, for which he has received federal and foundational grant support and has published and lectured widely. His multicenter studies have served to better elucidate the causes and consequences of physician burnout and have explored interventions designed to promote clinician well-being.