San Francisco physician Linda H. Clever, M.D., received the 2024 California Medical Association (CMA) Gary S. Nye Award for Physician Health and Well-Being. The award – presented today at the CMA House of Delegates – honors a physician who has made significant contributions toward improving physician health and wellness.

Dr. Clever is founder and President of RENEW, a nonprofit that helps health professionals maintain, and regain, their enthusiasm, effectiveness and purpose.

Founded in 1998, RENEW leads conversation groups, workshops, retreats and seminars across the nation – and has been raising awareness of the importance of practitioner well-being, long before burnout among health care professionals became a nationally recognized issue.

Over the past 26 years, RENEW has delivered on the promise to bring good health to those who give good health. RENEW programs have reached thousands of physicians, nurses, and community care professionals, helping them to define their values, find meaning, and enjoy good health..

“Dr. Clever is a highly respected and influential leader in the community of physicians in San Francisco and Marin Counties. She has helped the San Francisco Marin Medical Society (SFMMS) to understand the dimensions of physician health and wellness, has informed our investments to improve the sustainability of the practice of medicine, and continues to be a mentor and leader to physicians across the state,” said SFMMS Executive Director Conrad Amenta. “Dr. Clever has been instrumental to the incorporation of provider satisfaction into the ‘quadruple aim’ to improve population health and quality of care. Her

CMA is pleased to honor Dr. Clever for her outstanding work, which will continue to resonate as a new generation of physicians develops programs to improve the health and wellness of the profession.