Overview
For nearly two decades now, educational research1-6 intensely reminds us of the important benefits of individualized coaching for faculty leaders in academic medicine. For deans, department chairs, center directors, and divisions with the college interested in receiving 1:1 executive coaching, we invite you to explore the recommended options below. Our recommendations come from first-hand outcomes and collaborative experiences with them in our development programs across the college.
Feel free to directly reach out to the coaches to gauge individualized offerings for you, hybrid availability, fee schedules and contracting details.
Christofolo | Schermer, LLC
Christofolo and Schermer are long standing coaches and consultants for the physician (DO, MD) and social and basic science faculty (PhD, EdD) who are graduates of our in-house leadership development program.
Locally based in Phoenix metro
Guadalupe “Lu” Federico-Martinez, PhD
DLM Coaching, Consulting & Wellness, LLC is a boutique academic consulting firm founded by Dr. Guadalupe F. Martinez, former Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Career Development, Director of the College’s LIFT Faculty Mentoring Program, and Chair-Elect of the AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs.
With two decades of experience in academic medicine, Dr. Martinez provides hands-on CV and promotion dossier preparation services that help busy physician-faculty reclaim valuable time.
Services include:
- Academic CV preparation and institutional formatting
- Comprehensive promotion dossier organization and editing
- Candidate statement development and editing
- Teaching and clinical portfolio preparation
- Letters of support coordination and collection
- Individual promotion planning and consultation
Services are contracted directly by faculty as an investment in their professional development.
Contact: @email
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Based in the Phoenix metropolitan area; serving physician-faculty nationwide.
Sandy Scott Coaching Group, LLC
Sandy Scott Coaching Group, LLC, currently serves a curricular program leader, 1:1, and group coach for the college’s faculty and Graduate Medical Education (GME) housestaff development program under our vice dean of GME, Cheryl O’Malley, MD. She specializes in physician coaching.
Regionally based – Colorado
Jennifer Hunt, MD
Jennifer Hunt, MD, was a featured national speaker for our college’s faculty mentoring program in 2021. She also specializes in the physician leadership experience. Please be advised that she is most responsive to requests for contract when you contact her via her website.
Regionally based – Gainesville, Florida
Angela Veesenmeyer, MD
Dr. Veesenmeyer is a Career and Life Coach who has been in your shoes. As both a practicing physician and coach, she can be most useful to those in leadership positions or those considering transitioning in and out of practicing medicine. She can be contacted at themindmanagementcoach.com
Regionally based in Phoenix metro
References
- Balser JR. The Case for Executive Coaching in Academic Medicine. 2019.
- Schidlow DV, Siders CT. Executive Coaching in Academic Medicine: The Net Under the Tightrope. Physician Leadership Journal. 2014 Nov 1;1(2):60-4.
- Byyny RL. Mentoring and Coaching in Medicine. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2012;75:1–3.
- Thorn PM, Raj JM. A Culture of Coaching: Achieving Peak Performance of Individuals and Teams in Academic Health Centers. Acad Med. 2012;87:1482–1483.
- Geist LJ, Cohen MB. Commentary: Mentoring the Mentor: Executive Coaching for Clinical Departmental Executive Officers. Acad Med. 2010;85:23–25.
- Lobas JG. Leadership in Academic Medicine: Capabilities and Conditions for Organizational Success. The American Journal of Medicine. 2006 Jul 1;119(7):617-21.