Coaching and Physician Well-Being

In a recent presentation that I gave for the American Medical Association, I had the opportunity to talk about an article[1] that was published on the effect of coaching and its impact on physician well-being. the article was designed to address the question whether professional coaching results in measurable reductions in burnout and measurable improvements in quality of life, resilience, job satisfaction, engagement, in fulfillment in physicians. This was a randomized clinical trial of 88 physician participants who received professional coaching. The results showed a significant reduction in emotional exhaustion and overall symptoms of burnout as well as improvements in overall quality of life and resilience. This is one of the first evidence-based studies that demonstrates that professional coaching may be an effective strategy to reduce burnout and improve physician well-being.

If you want to learn more about the role of organizational leadership and promoting physician well-being I encourage you to listen to my webinar at this link. AMA Webinar. Dec 3rd, 2020

[1] Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Gill PR, et al. Effect of a professional coaching intervention on the well-being and distress of physicians: A pilot randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Aug 5.