Physician Coaching Archives - Page 10 of 10

08/23/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Three Benefits of Physician Coach Training… Even If You Don’t “Coach”

When I started my coach training program, I was seeking an exit strategy from the nonsense in the healthcare system. I was tired and I had the feeling

08/09/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

How Physician Coaching Supports the Decision-Making Process

Surgeons and physicians are trained to be good decision makers. And we are very good decision makers, but there are plenty of reasons why we might

07/26/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Coaching and Female Resident Physicians: A Conversation

The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as “partnering with Clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to

05/02/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Jeff Letter May 2022

Hi Community:When I started SurgeonMasters, I had a vision of local physician-only communities based around principles I learned in coach training.

04/05/2022 Paul Hiller

Jeff Letter April 2022

Community: “A group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social ties, share common perspectives, and engage in joint action in

03/22/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

What Do You Want? How Will You Get It?

Picture this… You have a supportive, focused group of professional peers helping you reflect on what you want and how you can get it. If that sounds

12/22/2020 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

What Coaching Has Meant To Me

Don’t read any further if you think life is predictable. (Don’t read any further if you already know what I am going to say.) Other than

12/09/2020 Ryan Will MD

Coaching Skills Deserve a Piece of Our Mind

As a practicing orthopaedic surgeon, I still have a membership to the American Medical Association. As part of that membership, I receive the Journal

10/15/2020 Muyibat Adelani MD

Coaching vs Mentoring

Most of us are familiar with mentoring from our own training experiences. Through medical school, residency, fellowship, and even in practice, many of