ELIZABETH GOELZ, MD
Physician; Associate Director, Institute for Professional Worklife; Chief Wellness Officer for the Medical Staff, Hennepin Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.
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Elizabeth C. Goelz, MD, is a practicing Internal Medicine physician at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, MN. Through her work as Chief Wellness Officer for the Medical Staff and Associate Director of the Institute for Professional Worklife at Hennepin Healthcare, Dr. Goelz oversees the work lives of the more than 700 medical providers. She participates in the measurement and analysis of provider worklife indicators, provides direct support to providers, and meets with system leaders and Chiefs to implement strategies to reduce provider burnout and improve satisfaction. Dr. Goelz leads grant-funded research in provider burnout and wellness and is an invited speaker locally and nationally on these subjects.
Dr. Goelz earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her training in internal medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Goelz’s clinical time is divided between being an internist at both Hennepin Healthcare and Healthcare for the Homeless, as well as teaching medical students and resident physicians through her appointment as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
