Physician/Clinician (H)Arts & Wellness Conference

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NOT your typical CME!

Experience something DIFFERENT in “the City Different”!

Aug 27-30, 2026

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Because hearts need (H)Arts…

For Physicians and Advanced Healthcare Providers seeking space and time to rejuvenate themselves through art immersion, self-care, and self-reflection. This conference-retreat is focused on a unique combination of wellness and relaxation, creative art experiences, and journeys in awareness utilizing Narrative Medicine and peer-coaching techniques.

More retreat than requirement - this is NOT your typical medical conference!

Come join us in the heart of the southwest art scene! This year’s conference features

  • entrance to multiple world famous art museums

  • a flamenco tablao dinner performance

  • Japanese spa retreat with five star dinner/sake pairing…

  • …and an evening at the world famous Santa Fe Opera!

…and that’s just the beginning!

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NOT your typical medical conference!

Our conference-retreat has been designed BY physicians and clinicians FOR clinicians, specifically to offer a unique combination of wellness and relaxation with art and self-reflection, to help rejuvenate and combat stress and burnout. To that end, your registration includes our 8 Core CME Sessions (16 CME credits), daily yoga, breakfast, lunch, and you may add as many of our other activities as you choose! Our Core Sessions are finished by lunch so that the afternoon is open for you to decide what you want or need to do. We have many suggestions and offerings that we are happy to help arrange for you (even transportation!) We have several evening CME events that are designed to offer education as well as an amazing art experience in Santa Fe. We have also hand selected a small group of exhibitors & consultants that are available for you to visit in the afternoons, at your discretion, to assist with additional life stressors that affect many clinicians. We aim to give you a space for restoration, some fun and pampering, and also insight and tools for whichever future path you decide is yours!

You can also register a spouse or non-clinician friend to attend many of our incredible afternoon and evening events!

(H)Arts Conference Agenda

What you’ll do…

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  • Refer a friend for $100 rebate!

  • 5.05% Discount for local (New Mexico) practitioners!

  • Lock in Early registration rates now!

  • Spots are limited! NOT your typical medical conference, we will only accept a maximum of 25 participants to keep the experience individual and personalized!

The AAFP has reviewed Clinician (H)Arts & Wellness Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 20.00 Live AAFP Elective credit(s). Term of Approval is from 08/27/2026 to 08/30/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Wednesday evening Check-in

check in at beautiful Pinon Court, La Fonda and then join us for happy hour at Tumbleroot Pottery Pub!

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Thursday

AM : yoga & breakfast

Core Workshop Topics —

1) Opening Acts: Foundations of Narrative Medicine (CME)

2) The Art of Listening (CME)

PM: lunch & electives —

Art Museums and Gallery Tours

Canyon Road Art Walk with Wine Tasting

Dinner and Flamenco at El Farol (CME)

Friday

AM : yoga & breakfast

Core Workshop Topics —

1) Portraits and Self- Portraits (CME)

2) Heart’s Landscape (CME)

PM: lunch & electives —

Optional spa afternoon at Ten Thousand Waves

Evening:

Dinner with sake pairing (optional) at award-winning Izanami with Haiku Mindfulness (CME)

Flamenco dancer performing under a brick archway with spectators seated on steps. Other performers include a guitarist and a clapping group. The backdrop features Spanish-style architecture. A pink shawl and fan are on the ground.
A person with long hair sits on a bench in an art gallery looking at abstract paintings displayed on the wall.
Hot stone therapy massage on woman's back with white orchids.
Japanese meal with sashimi, rice, miso soup, and side dishes.
A table in a restaurant setting displaying sushi rolls and a sake bottle. There is a decorative cherry blossom branch and an ambient lamp in the background.

Saturday

AM : yoga & breakfast

Core Workshop Topics —

1) Touchstone 1 (CME)

2) Theatrical Elements: Exploring Boundaries (CME)

PM: lunch & electives —

Evening at the Opera!

World Famous Santa Fe Opera presents: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

includes pre-show dinner and opera educational lecture at breathtaking tail-gating venue

Aerial view of an outdoor theater with a modern design, featuring a canopy roof supported by white cables and pillars, set against a backdrop of rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky.
Group of six people sitting at an outdoor dining table, toasting with drinks, in a scenic mountainous area.

photos courtesy of the Santa Fe Opera

Sunday

AM : yoga & breakfast

Core Workshop Topics —

1) Touchstone 2 (CME)

2) Encore! Sustaining Growth (CME)

conference closes 12:30

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Where you’ll stay: Hotel Options

Red chili peppers hanging in clusters from wooden beams in a rustic, southwestern-style hallway with a blue door in the background.

RECOMMENDED:

Piñon Court by La Fonda (Conference Location; shared amenities with La Fonda on the Plaza). A wonderful location in the heart of Santa Fe, three blocks to the old town plaza, three blocks to the Railyard Art district, surrounded by art and dining on all sides!

Additional hotel options:

La Fonda on the Plaza (sister hotel to Pinon Court, 3 blocks from conference location), world famous historic hotel with luxury accommodations.

Southwestern-style building with adobe architecture at twilight, illuminated windows, and light trails from cars on the street.
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Why (H)Arts?

…because hearts need (H)Arts

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Robust evidence shows that creativity and the arts unlock pathways towards wellness, restoration, and combat burn-out*

At our retreat you will:

  • meet a powerful group of clinicians with a shared experience,

  • experience some of the most wonderful art forms that Santa Fe has to offer!

  • understand that you are not alone in your struggles,

  • find pathways towards thriving in your daily life,

  • find support with managing relationships, work-life integration, and just finding joy.

(H)Arts is here to help you find yourself again.

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Questions?

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions

or contact us at:

admin@hart-med.com

or call:

505-219-1943