Coach training programs

The Physician Coaching Institute developed the first of its kind specialized coach training program for professionals who want to develop their expertise in working with physicians, clinicians and the healthcare team.  Currently we offer three training programs.  Our mastery-level program is the Certified Physician Development Coach™, a 6-month comprehensive training that has developed expert coaches since 2005. Participants entering this program must have already completed at least 15 hours of foundational-level coach training, either from us or from another ICF-approved school.

Your coach training pathway can begin by completing either of our Peer Coaching foundation courses:  The Healthcare Peer Coaching Fundamentals™ is open to the public and provides foundational coaching skills to individual healthcare team members; it also prepares them to enter the advanced-level Certified Physician Development Coach™ training.  The Certified Healthcare Peer Coach™ training is for a group of leaders within the same health system; the training equips them with coaching skills and emotional intelligence competencies to lead a culture of coaching. This training also prepares those who want to continue on with coach training to enter our mastery-level Certified Physician Development Coach™ training.

The Physician Coaching Institute is Accredited by the International Coach Federation. Learn more about earning an ICF Coaching Credential.

 

Certified Physician Development Coach™

Our flagship advanced training leads to the Certified Physician Development Coach™ credential.   This comprehensive 6-month program prepares participants to coach physicians through a range of issues including work-life balance, career fulfillment, burnout, resilience, leadership, career transition, entrepreneurship, and communication.

  • Training delivery: 2-day Kickoff, followed by 6 months live webinars, concluding with 2-day Capstone
  • (Note: Kickoff and Capstone are being conducted by Zoom until further notice)
  • Training dates:  Two cohorts train each year, starting in the Fall and then the Spring
  • Eligible participants:  Individual healthcare professionals, clinicians, non-clinicians, healthcare executives, coaches
  • Prerequisite: Coaching Fundamentals training 15+ hours from an ICF-accredited coaching school (see our Healthcare Peer Coaching Fundamentals below which meets this prerequisite)
  • International Coach Federation (ICF) Coach training hours earned: 80

Healthcare Peer Coaching Fundamentals™

The Physician Coaching Institute is pleased to offer coaching fundamentals training for healthcare team members who want to learn professional coaching basics they can use for peer coaching right away in their organization or community.   The first step in our coach training pathway, this training also enables participants to explore coaching before committing to advanced level training.  This immersive  2-day live online course teaches foundational-level coaching competencies aligned with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and qualifies for ICF-approved training hours.   Completion of the course  meets the prerequisite for joining our advanced mastery-level Certified Physician Development Coach™ training.

  • Training delivery:  2-days live virtual training via Zoom
  • Next training dates for 2024: May 17-18, July 12-13, and November 8-9.
  • Eligible participants:  Individual healthcare professionals, clinician and non-clinician
  • Prerequisite: None
  • International Coaching Federation (ICF)  training hours earned: 15

Certified Healthcare Leader Peer Coach™

Created in response to the challenges clinical leaders face in inspiring team engagement as well as retaining high-potential team members, this 3-month Certified Healthcare Leader Peer Coach program trains a cadre of 12 or more leaders from a single organization.  The objective of the program is to equip leaders with coaching competencies and emotional intelligence skills that can improve morale, promote engagement, and foster inclusion. Developing an internal cohort of “leaders as coaches” is vital to building a culture of coaching.

  • Training delivery:  2-day Kickoff, followed by 3 months of live webinars; concluding with 1-day Capstone
  • (Note: Kickoff and Capstone are conducted virtually during the COVID pandemic)
  • Next training dates:  Training is arranged directly with the individual organization
  • Eligible participants: Healthcare leaders, clinicians and non-clinicians — from a single organization
  • Prerequisite: None
  • International Coaching Federation (ICF) training hours earned: 28
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