I am not fond of using the word “burnout” in our coach training programs. Shock!! Why? Because from a coach’s perspective, we want to support the direction our physician clients want to go. Physician clients typically want to go towards fulfillment, joy, satisfaction, energy, balance, or personal growth. While this may seem like trivial word-smithing, […]
Six months ago I embarked on a journey to become a certified physician coach. I felt inadequate, but also excited about the opportunity to learn to better serve my colleagues through coaching. My personal goal was to feel more comfortable and empowered in the coaching role, but I received so much from the experience that […]
Dr. Gaillour was a featured presenter for the American Association of Physician Leaders (AAPL) annual Vanguard event over the summer. The Vanguard meeting is for experienced physician leaders. Her presentation is a short overview on the topic “The Role of Coaching in a Physician Well-being Initiative.” If you are an AAPL member, you can access […]
A frequent question I get whether it is necessary to have a “certification” to coach physicians and the healthcare team. And what does “certification” represent anyway? It’s a great question and understandable, given there are hundreds of coaching schools that offer a “certification” — how do you sort it all out? First, let’s start with […]
All of us who enter the coaching profession want to support physicians to better manage stress, avoid burnout, and foster resilience. We often use the word “help” — and why not, we genuinely want to help doctors! In the process of becoming a coach, though, we learn that the language we use may betray an […]
Last newsletter I addressed the topic of “Life Coaching vs Executive Coaching for Physicians.” Today I want to highlight some distinctions between physician “personal development coaching” and “performance coaching.” You might be in a health system that offers (or requires!) “communication coaching” for physicians, with the objective of helping the physician improve patient experience or […]
I am often asked if there is a difference between “life coaching” vs “executive coaching” for physicians. You may be wondering yourself, particularly if you are thinking about developing yourself as a coach for physicians. I certainly pondered that question when I started coaching. Indeed, after completing my “life coach” training many years ago, I […]
A question I hear often from non-physicians is this: “Will a physician view me as a credible coach?” And I hear a version of that question from physicians: “Will physicians take me seriously as a coach?” Yes, you read that correctly. Both physicians and non-physicians initially wonder if they will be viewed as “credible” by […]
Dr. Francine Gaillour, Executive Director of the Physician Coaching Institute, was recently interviewed by Dr. Corinna Muller, certified physician coach, for her podcast, Right Brain Rounds. A graduate of the Physician Coaching Institute, Dr. Muller shares some of her insights having been in one of the training cohorts and becoming a Certified Physician Development Coach. […]
The Physician Coaching Institute is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) to provide coaching education. Graduates of the Certified Physician Development Coach training earn 80 coach training hours (CCEs); participants in our Healthcare Peer Coaching Fundamentals earn 15 coach training hours (CCEs); and participants of the Certified Healthcare Leader Peer Coach program earn 30 […]