At the Physician Coaching Institute (PCI), we have had the privilege of training healthcare professionals for more than two decades to coach and support physicians and advanced practice providers. Over the years, one thi...
Does a physician coach need to be a physician? Experience suggests the answer is more nuanced. Here are several observations from over fifteen years of training coaches who work with physicians. This is a question we hea...
From the Executive Director, Dr. Francine Gaillour The International Coaching Federation (ICF) has recently published its updated 2025 Code of Ethics, a comprehensive revision that reflects the evolving landscape of prof...
So often, physicians feel immense pressure to make the “perfect next move” in their careers. But what if your career isn’t about perfection at all—what if it’s a soul journey? After more than twenty years of coaching phy...
The Physician Coaching Institute (PCI) is delighted to announce that Jeff Risinger, PCC, has been awarded the PCI Fellow designation. This honor recognizes PCI gradates of our Certified Physician Development Coach™ progr...
Dr. Francine Gaillour, Executive Director of the Physician Coaching Institute, was a featured guest on the podcast, “Meet the Toberts,” a lively and informative podcast by Dr. Daren Tobert and Dr. Sue MacLell...
New Podcast Alert In this powerful episode, our PCI Grad Dr. Joe Sherman discusses the culture of toughness, self-sacrifice, and emotional suppression in medicine—particularly for male physicians. Dr. Sherman and Dr. Amn...
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Francine Gaillour, founder of the Physician Coaching Institute, was a podcast guest, discussing Finding Balance: Coaching Strategies for Thriving Physicians podcast. In this insig...
Of the many niche coaching areas our students and graduates focus on, medical academia may be the most diverse. Medical academia encompasses a broad community with at least four distinct groups, each with different needs...
Recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a groundbreaking study titled “Competencies for Those Who Coach Physicians: A Modified Delphi Study” addresses the critical need for standardized competencies in...
For several coaching competencies we teach in our Certified Physician Development Coach™ program, we delve into the supporting research on either coaching or physician coaching. Recently the topic was about how to coach...
We are often asked, what does PCI coach training entail and how is different than other coach education? For students in our advanced Certified Physician Development Coach™ program, the journey to becoming an expert coac...