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Professional Coaching Improves Physician Wellbeing

  |  Issue: November 2019  |  

The authors of the study agree. From their data, the researchers conclude that organizationally sponsored professional coaching may be an effective strategy for reducing burnout and improving physician wellbeing.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

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Reference

  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. [Epub ahead of print]

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