The Joy in Family Medicine Blog

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Trainee Evaluations, Reviews, and Confidentiality: Case Study Reflections

I do like a good milestone. So, while I may or may not make any resolutions for the New Year, I think it’s important to pause...

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Dr Megan Melo hosts me on her podcast, Ending Physician Overwhelm.

I was so grateful to chat with Dr. Megan Melo about coaching in academic family medicine. Listen here.

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Coaching vs Mentoring, A Word for Trainees and External Coaches

This week we are concluding the coaching vs. mentoring blog series in academic medicine. So far, I've offered the impetus for...

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Physician Coaching and Mentoring as a Core Faculty Member

We are in a series of blogs looking further into coaching and mentoring and how they differ. This week is intended for core f...

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Physician Coaching vs Mentoring, Clarifying the Roles in Academics

Last week, I walked through personal reflections about mentoring vs. coaching from the perspective of a former core faculty m...

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Reflections on Mentoring and Coaching in Academics, A Coach's Perspective

I’ve been thinking about writing on this topic for a while now. However, it wasn’t until a strategy coaching call (the initia...

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Retreat anyone?

Retreating – the act of withdrawing from the battle- can be a tactical move to recover, rest, renew and revise strategies. I ...

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An invitation to compare

This week, we are going to visit the topic of comparisons.

Do you find that you often compare yourself when you look around,...

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Reflections in medicine to shift out of acting mode.

This week I am offering some reflective thoughts to shift you out of actor/actress mode that we discussed last week and into ...

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Exit Stage Right, Helping Physicians Drop the Persona

The more I coach, the more I see a theme emerging. The theme of portraying a character that fits the mold, earns praise and i...

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Dr Una hosts me on her Doctor's Changing Medicine Podcast

I am so honored to have been interviewed by Dr. Una on her Doctors Changing Medicine Podcast.

Take a Listen HERE

 

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