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Residency and Faculty Development Program Perspectives
Our rural residency program has been privileged to learn from Dr Tonya Caylor! For the past three years, she has not only provided faculty development sessions on helping residents struggling with performance challenges in areas such as professionalism, efficiency, and finding meaning in their careers, but she has also provided one-on-one consultations and coaching to faculty and residents. Dr. Caylor is wise, professional, and creative, and her approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and compassionate. We look forward to working together with her for many years! 
 
- Robert Gobbo, MD - Program Director, Hood River Family Medicine Training Program
Keeping resident wellness initiatives engaging, relevant and personalized can be a challenge. At FMRWM we were seeking something that would enhance each resident’s personal well-being. Joy in Family Medicine coaching with Dr. Caylor was exactly the answer we were looking for! Our residents have been able to engage in confidential, personalized coaching that is tailored to their needs. An R3 stated “it was the single most helpful hour of my residency.” Another resident learned real time strategies to completing their notes during the clinic which transformed their day-to-day practice and provided hope for a sustainable career. Our residents have found Dr. Caylor’s coaching extremely beneficial and relatable to their struggles as physicians. We look forward to continuing to offer this as part of our core wellness curriculum for the coming years!
 
-Ellen Bluett, PhD,
Behavioral Science Faculty,
Family Medicine Residency of
Western Montana

Our decision to work with Tonya has been amazing. Tonya has worked with both residents and faculty in both group and Individual sessions. She has been able to demonstrate opportunities for residents to talk through physician specific problems with someone who is not their evaluator.  She has been instrumental in helping some of the residents think through job decisions and also overcome blocks related to managing their EMR. She has allowed faculty to find focus in their own career and what they needed to move forward. I highly recommend Tonya for other residency programs looking to add to their available resources for residents and faculty alike.
 
-Santina Wheat MD, MPH,
Program Director
Northwestern Family Medicine Residency
All of us are keenly aware of the toll our profession can take on wellness. As an APD, I have felt ineffective in finding ways to positively and enduringly impact resident wellness. Based on our universally positive resident feedback, I think Joy in Family Medicine coaching is definitely one of the ways to address this concern. I really appreciate not having program faculty directly involved in this experience. It truly gives residents a safe space to be open and honest.

-Leslie Waldman, APD Northwest Washington Residency Program,
Resident Hybrid Coaching Program and 2 Individual Resident Coaching Programs
In 2021, we added (Tonya's) individual and group professional coaching to replace individual learning plans for our faculty development program. Early career faculty, in particular, found this a productive way to focus on specific areas for professional growth.

-Nancy Stevens MD MPH
Professor Emeritus
Dept of Family Medicine University of Washington
Hybrid Coaching Program
 
What Hybrid Coaching Program Faculty Said They Gained
• High-yield learning they could apply immediately
• Clarity of purpose and deeper professional identity
• Step-by-step support for navigating complex tasks
• Tailored development led by someone who understands their experience
• A trusted, uplifting environment that balanced professionalism and warmth
• Emotional insight—helping them set boundaries and offer themselves grace
 
Residents and Fellow Experiences
It was my first time having a "coach" and it was a very positive experience. Distinct from therapy, coaching served a different purpose because you were intimately familiar with the day-to-day challenges of my profession, and we focused on that… Working with you rescued me from a very low period of burnout, and I will take your pearls with me for years to come.

- Cecily McIntyre, MD
R2, Yale Primary Care Residency
Individual Reset Coaching Program
Residency is rough. It felt good to have someone outside of the program to talk about my struggles...Tonya helped me feel more at ease in my own skin. (Coaching) also helped improve my quality of life... even in relationships outside of residency.

-Cecile Dihn, MD, MPH
R2 Individual coaching program
Since coaching, I have felt more comfortable in recognizing which forms of micro or macroaggressions that I wish to address versus not address. I think it has also helped me in recognizing and addressing issues with my peers or faculty in the workplace. I feel less weighed down by doing more shifting of frameworks.
 
-Nidhi Patel, MD
R2 IM Resident
Providence Oregon IM Residency
Individual Reset Program 
 

(Tonya) was an active listener with open access in case we had questions outside of the session. It was most useful...thinking about how to go through residency from a mental and emotional standpoint. 

-Quincy John, MD
R2 Hybrid Coaching Program
Finding a coach is like discovering your inner self, not that you cannot do it alone but the objective voice is necessary for true self discovery. Before Dr Caylor, I knew I needed something or someone to help guide me and my career journey, but I didn’t know the word was “coaching”. We connected through one of AMWA’s admin and I have not been the same ever since. My coaching with Dr Caylor has been life-altering, steering in a very positive light. I find that embracing my true self, adjusting my life lenses, do not come with a struggle, but with a stronger sense of self.
 
-Temmy B, MD
R3 Indivual coaching program

Working with Dr. Caylor as my coach has alleviated years of feelings of burnout. Dr Caylor brings an intimate knowledge of residency training to her coaching sessions that galvanizes her compassionate, creative coaching style. The one-on-one coaching paired with the online learning modules make the coaching principles stick. I highly recommend coaching with Dr. Caylor to anyone in medicine, but especially those in training or just starting out."  

-Hannah B.
Family Medicine OB Fellow Individual Coaching Program 
 
Loved and learned some excellent residency stress mitigation strategies. Well worth the investment in resident wellness. 
 
-Livingston Martin, MD
Family Medicine Resident
Hybrid Coaching Program
 
Tonya helped me to create a framework for how to operate as a young resident doctor in a way I hadn't received in my medical school training....She helped me identify words (of what I was experiencing) and it was like a light onto my path...She taught me how to find myself in my chosen profession.

- R2 FM Resident
Individual Coaching Program
What Hybrid Coaching Program  Residents Said They Gained:
• Support from someone who understands the realities of family medicine residency
• Practical tools to address daily struggles in medicine and life
• Mindset shifts and actionable strategies for challenging situations
• A sense of shared experience and validation through group sessions
• Immediately usable tips to improve productivity and efficiency
• Coaching insights that met unspoken or unclear needs

 

Faculty & Other Attending Experiences

I sought out coaching with Tonya during a time of transition at work, and it was one for the best things that I could've done....compassionate, patient, and brilliant. I would highly recommend her coaching to anyone reading this. 

-Roma Amin, MD 
Grant Family Medicine, APD
Individual coaching program

 



This has been an extremely invaluable experience for me and I hope to continue utilizing some of my new skills. I can tell since I started meeting with you, I have had improvements in my work, relationships, and life in general. 

-Casey Gokey, MD
Family Physician 
Individual coaching program

 

 
(Working with Tonya,) helped me to determine goals, prioritize actions to attain those goals, and (was) a helpful sound board for working through ideas. I feel better prepared to do this more effectively. 

- KrisEmily McCrory, MD, MS Med Ed, FAAFP
Cheshire FM Residency, APD
Dartmouth Health
Individual coaching program

 


She brings a gracious confidence to the challenges of residency and clinical practice. I have grown much from her coaching!"

-Rima Butler, MD
Family Physician
Individual coaching sessions

 

 

After several sessions with Tonya, I started asking myself more appropriate and actionable questions. She was able to help me get to the important questions BENEATH the questions I thought I wanted answers to! 

- Lee M Jordan, MD
Family Pysician
US Air Force, Okinawa, Japan
Individual coaching program

 

I first interacted with Tonya through some faculty development and 1:1 coaching sessions… I was in a time of transition in my career—new to a leadership position, transitioning back to work after maternity leave, balancing a growing family. Something about Tonya's practical style and focus on mindset really resonated with me… Coaching helped me reflect on everything from daily work like giving constructive feedback to a resident… to larger topics like how to build a professional identity that felt authentic in my new role. Even via Zoom, Tonya was easy to connect with… I use her techniques and concepts not only in thinking about my own career, but in working with residents.
— Dr. Samantha Greenberg, MD 
Rural Training Site Director
Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana
Tonya has an amazing gift of breaking down complex ideas into simple ones, which makes her an excellent educator… I especially enjoyed the worksheet book with all the thought-provoking questions, which I’m sure I’ll be going back to. Tonya helped me see barriers to my happiness as a family doctor and educator… the whole experience was like many light bulb moments. I felt seen and understood, and was able to immediately implement the insights in my workplace.
 
- Dr Michaela Lei, Core Faculty
Hunterdon Medical Center FM Residency, NJ
Individual coaching program 




 

(Coaching) provided me a safe, confidential space to discuss what was challenging in clinic or a particular rotation... It let me go home and be at peace with my day and be more fulfilled... (Tonya) gave me tools that will carry on beyond residency. 
 
-Casey Kernan, DO R3 Individual 1:1 Coaching Program
 
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