Professional Coaching Can Contribute to Physician Well-Being

“Professional coaching, peer support, and mentorship can all have a role in our professional lives,” she says. “As health care continues to evolve, we need to build our own capacity to manage work-related stressors and be positive influencers of change. We need to do so for ourselves, for our colleagues, for the next generation of physicians, as well as for our patients.”

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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. [Epub ahead of print]

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