CPD Accredited Wellbeing Education
Since 2021, Whole Hearted Medicine has pioneered the recognition of wellbeing education for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) across multiple specialty colleges. Our commitment to transformative medical education, most notably, our innovative educational retreats, has earned us recognition as a Victorian State Finalist in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards for both Outstanding Growth and Championing Health.
We pride ourselves on setting the standard for doctor wellbeing education through psychologically safe learning environments where doctors develop practical skills in:
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Compassion
- Mindfulness & Meditation
Our educational model centres on autonomy, combining group coaching, and supported self-reflection with peer learning to build integrated knowledge in workplace stress management & sustainable self-care practices.
With an educational framework that integrates three core pillars: Self-Care, Self-Awareness, and Self-Compassion, to develop the ‘Whole Hearted Doctor’:
The ‘Whole Hearted Doctor’ is one who:
- Maintains mindful awareness of their internal environment and responses
- Knows, respects, and practices self-compassion
- Builds and maintains appropriate boundaries for themselves and others
- Embraces growth and learning with self-compassion
- Extends these skills to colleagues, juniors, and students
Our programs strongly align with AHPRA CPD standards, emphasising reflective practice, self-efficacy, resilience, and normalising appropriate help-seeking behaviour.
Wholehearted Medicine holds CPD accreditation across multiple specialty colleges- a distinction few organisations can claim.
We’re proud to lead this movement. By achieving formal recognition for wellbeing education across specialties, we’re setting a new standard and fundamentally changing the narrative: doctor wellbeing is not a luxury, it’s professional development. It’s CPD. It’s essential.
Through our work, we’re helping shift medical culture from one that expects doctors to sacrifice their wellbeing to one that equips them to sustain it.
Accreditations
Mindfulness & Wellbeing Retreat for Doctors
All Colleges
Educational Activity: 11.5 hours + Reviewing Performance: 13.5 hours
This is a hybrid activity with 25 hours of CPD education. You will be provided with a participation certificate after the conclusion that can be used for self reporting CPD hours to your college.
- ANZCA- ANZCA fellows can self report their learning. This event also meets all the criteria for specific Wellbeing education sessions.
- RACS- The RACS CPD program is a self reporting program and participants can claim this activity in their CPD hours.
- RACP- RACP fellows can self report their learning.
- RACMA- RACMA fellows can self report their learning.
- RANZCR- RANZCR fellows can self report their learning.
- RANZCP- Fellows can self report their learning as 11.5hrs Section 4 (Educational Activities) + 13.5hrs Section 3- Practice Improvement & Review (Reviewing Performance).
ACEM
Mindfulness & Wellbeing for Doctors Retreats 2026 are approved for 25 ACEM CPD hours (11.5 EA and 13.5 RP). They address the Professionalism Health Outcome requirement. The retreats are evidence-based, align with domains of the ACEM Curriculum Framework and address the ACEM Wellbeing Criteria. Attendance will be added to your ACEM CPD record on your behalf.
ACCRM
The Mindfulness & Professional Development Retreat for Doctors is approved for 24hrs of CPD by ACRRM- including 22hrs Educational Activity and 2hrs Reviewing Performance.
CICM
There are 22 hours of face to face education + 3 hours of assessed self reflection on a Whole Hearted Medicine retreat, qualifying with CICM for:
- 2 points per hour- cat 2B (Active or Interactive Small group learning)
- 1 point per hour- cat 5B (Personal Advancement).
RACGP
Whole Hearted Medicine is a proud accredited training provider with the RACGP.
This is a hybrid event with 25hrs of CPD approved by RACGP- including 11.5hrs of Educational Activities + 13.5hrs of Reviewing Performance.
RANZCOG
The Mindfulness & Wellbeing Retreat for Doctors is approved for 25hrs of CPD by RANZCOG- including 11.5hrs of Educational Activities and 13.5hrs of Reviewing Performance.
Meets program level requirement/s: Professionalism.
Wellness Centred Leadership Retreat hours can be self reported to your CPD home
8hrs Educational Activities + 15hrs Reviewing Performance
Please get in touch via the contact page if you need any documents to assist with your CME application for funding to attend a Whole Hearted Medicine retreat.
ACEM
Mindfulness & Wellbeing for Doctors
HOURS: 25 ACEM CPD hours (11.5 EA and 13.5 RP)Mindfulness & Wellbeing for Doctors Retreats 2026 are approved for 25 ACEM CPD hours (11.5 EA and 13.5 RP). They address the Professionalism Health Outcome requirement. The retreats are evidence-based, align with domains of the ACEM Curriculum Framework and address the ACEM Wellbeing Criteria. Attendance will be added to your ACEM CPD record on your behalf.
Whole Hearted Leadership
HOURS: 23 CPD hours (8 EA and 15 RP)Whole Hearted Leadership Retreats have been submitted to ACEM for 2026 approval. These retreats will provide 23 CPD hours (8 EA and 15 RP), address the Professionalism Health Outcome and the 2026 ACEM Higher Level Requirement for Leadership skills reflection & development. The retreats are evidence-based, align with domains of the ACEM Curriculum Framwork and the ACEM Wellbeing Criteria.
