Coaching for Physicians

This edited collection brings together leading voices in the field of medicine and coaching to highlight the growing challenges healthcare professionals face today, providing practical coaching tools and approaches to empower physicians to not only survive but thrive in the 21st century. Combining the knowledge of two professions, healthcare and coaching, the contributors offer a detailed analysis and discussion of the growing issues in the healthcare industry, demonstrating how coaching principles can be implemented to help improve physician leadership, well-being, performance, personal and professional happiness, and positive patient outcomes. Chapters address key topics such as burnout, resilience, emotional intelligence, career coaching, team coaching, and best practice approaches when working with the unique challenges of coaching physicians. Filled with case studies, definitions, summaries, and key points throughout, this book provides solutions to manage the surmounting challenges we are seeing in healthcare across the world today. This book is essential reading for all coaches working with physicians, healthcare executives, nurses, and allied health professionals.

Naim El-Aswad, MD, FACP, ACC, is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a healthcare professional coach. He has been an internist and emergency room physician for over 20 years. He is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vital Signs Vital Skills, a coaching and consulting company that specializes in executive, life, and wellness coaching.