by James McKenna | Jun 30, 2020 | Coaching, Physician Burnout, Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness
Dr. Banda has been an infectious disease physician for over twenty years. He’s risen through the ranks as an effective, energetic, thoughtful, well-respected leader. He leads a team at a large academic medical center in the US South. Before the pandemic, he had...
by James McKenna | Mar 11, 2020 | Coaching, Physician Burnout, Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness
The rates of depression and suicide among physicians in the United States today are still way too high. For this reason, we’re hearing a lot about physician burnout, wellness and resilience.The good news is that there ARE many examples of solutions that have helped...
by James McKenna | Feb 11, 2020 | Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness
Imagine you were able to provide on-demand, immediately applicable, high-impact support perfectly targeted to each one of your individual physician colleague’s developmental needs.Then imagine that this just-in-time knowledge helped them maximize their performance not...
by James McKenna | Jan 6, 2020 | Coaching, Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness
A Director of Emergency Medicine was getting overwhelmed by the enormity of his own role recently, so I asked him when he thought he was most effective. He responded, “When I’m able to take some time out – quiet, reflective processing time, I operate at a...
by James McKenna | Oct 25, 2019 | Coaching, Physician Leadership, Physician Wellness
Dr. Amato is a respected cardiologist at a successful medical center in New England. She’s experienced a lot in the 30+ years of her career. Recruiters call to lure her to the next, possibly last, big adventure of her illustrious career, but she stays put. Her...
by James McKenna | Sep 18, 2019 | Coaching, Patient Experience, Physician Leadership
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”― Sir William OslerDr. Roberta lights up a room when she walks in.She immediately puts her patients at ease with a warm smile, kind caring eyes and often, a gentle...