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Forever grateful for the inspiration …. resulted in my model of leadership

I am forever grateful to the Physician Coaching Institute for the inspiration you provided to me that resulted in my model of Leadership Fitness back in 2008.  I have trained 5,000 leaders in my model since then.

Expertise in the discipline of coaching, as well as growing your business create great value

I’ve worked with Francine as a student in the Physician Coaching Institute Certification Program and would recommend her and the program for anyone wishing to gain greater expertise in coaching physicians. Francine’s experience as a physician, her expertise in the discipline of coaching, as well as her extensive network for both professional development and marketing/ growing your business create great value for those fortunate enough to work with her. Francine knows the current issues and dynamics impacting physicians and is generous in sharing her knowledge and wisdom re: effective coaching strategies to help empower and develop physicians as leaders, and as happy and fulfilled individuals. Francine’s ever-present positive attitude and contagious laugh just top off an already positive experience!

Focuses on the subtle nuances to effective physician coaching

I had the pleasure of being a part of Francine’s Physician Coaching Institute cohort in 2011. With 20 years-experience as an executive coach and OD consultant, I was interested in broadening my reach to physician executives. Francine’s program focuses on the subtle nuances to effective physician leadership coaching. I would recommend Francine as both a physician coach and coach trainer, without hesitation. She is flexible, a content expert, master facilitator and great networker.

Forever grateful, improved my physician coaching skills

I will be forever grateful to Francine and the Physician Coaching Institute. (I didn’t know what I didn’t know!) The Physician Coaching Institute not only improved my physician coaching skills, it taught me ways to improve the way I run my business.

With this certification, health systems and physicians take my phone call

I’ve received many coaching certifications; I was especially excited to engage in this training and to be certified as Physician Development Coach. Many schools have developed programs in recent years, Francine Gaillour has been training coaches for years and her experience as a physician, her understanding of what it means to be a coach and her finger on the current pulse of physician and healthcare challenges makes her program the best. Prior to graduation I began to use my training supporting a healthcare organizations. With this certification health systems and physicians take my phone call. The training prepares you for this unique environment. Upon completion you are left with a signature system, a marketing plan and the language, confidence and skill to build a business. Don’t miss an opportunity to learn from the best, Francine Gaillour.

After completing the training, I have a host of tools and skills to use in coaching

Before completing the Physician Coaching Institute training program, I had neither the skills nor the confidence to coach physicians in our academic medical center. I was also functioning as an advisor, giving suggestions and not coaching.  After completing the training, I have a host of tools and skills to use in coaching. Practicing these skills with my cohort helped me shift from advising to coaching, which is a powerful approach to supporting other physicians in their journey towards a more fulfilling career. 

Provided structure around coaching, tools and methods for busy healthcare providers

Prior to starting Physician Coaching Institute, I had completed the required certification hours for coaching, but had done some coaching at my organization. I wanted to expand my offering to the physicians and other healthcare providers so I joined Physician Coaching Institute. It not only provided more insight to the world of physicians, it also provided structure around coaching, tools and methods that work for the busy healthcare providers. I highly recommend this program if you want to learn more about coaching physicians and healthcare providers.

Gained confidence and crystallized the awareness required to coach effectively

Before I enrolled in the Physician Coaching Institute, I intuitively knew that Physicians and Health Care Professionals had a specific set of needs and challenges. As I worked through and completed the program, I gained the confidence and crystallized the awareness required to coach effectively in those spaces, and design coaching programs to provide support in those specialized areas.

The mix of physician and non-physician professionals …the dialogue and learning was incredibly rich

[I appreciated] particularly the mix of physician and non-physician professionals.  The dialogue and learning was incredibly rich.  When I share what I have learned and my “coaching philosophy,” people are really blown away. 

I’m delighted at the value I’m receiving

After each class, I’m delighted at the value I’m receiving. Francine is very knowledgeable and full of ideas that she shares with us to help us be more successful. I highly recommend the Physician Coaching Institute.

Using new insights to move clients more easily toward their desired outcome

Before I enrolled in the Physician Coaching Institute, I found that although I excelled at establishing trust and being fully present, I lacked higher level tools and powerful questions to create deeper awareness for the client to achieve transformational growth.

After completing the PCI training program, I am much more confident at asking questions that evoke greater awareness and am able to use these new insights to move clients more easily toward their desired outcome.

A tremendously enriching experience that has enhanced my coaching skills

Before the Physician Coaching Institute (PCI) training, I had done professional physician coaching, mentoring, patient centered communications training, and wellness coaching with colleagues and healthcare teams. As satisfying as this was, I wanted to be more in demand, professionally engaged, and have more clients.  Taking the PCI course was a gift to myself and a catalyst to transformational change that empowered me to move forward to achieve my goals.  The PCI training has been a tremendously enriching experience that has enhanced my coaching skills.  Dr. Gaillour and Amorah Ross are effective teachers who provided enlightening insights into the essence of the coaching relationship and effective tools to better serve my coaching clients in achieving their goals.  My clients are benefiting from my focused clarity of purpose.   As courage and enhanced competency triumphed over fear and procrastination, I developed a website to help present and market my coaching practice and expanded my networking with colleagues about my interests and availability.

Combination of didactic learning, peer coaching…and one on one

The Physician Coaching Institute’s physician developmental coaching certification program exceeded my high expectations. The combination of didactic learning, peer coaching cohort activities, and one on one sessions with Francine Gaillour allowed me to become a confident physician coach and both develop and have approved an internal coaching program for my health system.

Specifically, the peer coaching cohorts provided a safe space for me develop coaching skills and receive excellent personal developmental physician coaching from my peers which was an unexpected benefit of the program. Sessions with Francine provided for personalized developmental growth and guidance as I launched my internal coaching program. I highly recommend the certification program for those seeking to be physician coaches.

The PCI program far exceeded my expectations!

Before starting the program, I did not feel confident that I had the structure or focused processes that I needed to coach a variety of physicians and issues, despite the fact that I had a certification as a Mindfulness Coach and nearly 35 years in practice as a physician. The depth of experience, the thoroughness of the teaching, and the support and personal attention of the PCI staff was truly beyond what I had hoped for. The value that I received was far greater than the cost of the program. I feel empowered and excited to begin this new phase of my professional life.

Better able to facilitate self realization and awareness

Prior to starting this coaching course with Physician Coaching Institute, I thought by fixing things for others, I was helping them. During this course, I learned that the problem isn’t as important as the person with the problem. Through the informative, complete and intensive PCI training program, I have become a better and more engaged listener and better able to facilitate self realization and awareness in a coachee/client. I can’t recommend PCI highly enough.

I have a renewed purpose in my life, and coaching skills to offer service to those over-worked, under-valued and under-acknowledged physicians

Before the PCI program, I was an underutilized, retired paediatrician with a desire to support former colleagues’ wellbeing in an increasingly pressurized workspace. However, I had no clear vision or pathway forward.

After completing the training, I have a renewed purpose in my life, and coaching skills to offer service to those over-worked, under-valued and under-acknowledged physicians.