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  • Medical Professionalism
  • Occupational Health
  • Psychology

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  • Physician burnout affects 25-60% of doctors across specialties.
  • External pressures from healthcare environments and internal traits contribute to burnout.
  • Medical culture's emphasis on perfectionism and denial of vulnerability exacerbates burnout.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential of professional coaching as a strategy to address physician burnout.
  • To demonstrate how coaching can increase physicians' internal locus of control.

Main Methods:

  • Professional coaching, adapted from business applications.
  • Focus on enhancing self-awareness, identifying strengths, and challenging self-defeating beliefs.
  • Utilizing techniques from positive psychology, mindfulness, and self-determination theory.

Main Results:

  • Coaching aims to increase a physician's sense of accomplishment, purpose, and engagement.
  • It helps individuals access existing strengths and skills more effectively.
  • A case example illustrates the application and potential benefits of coaching.

Conclusions:

  • Professional coaching presents a promising, results-oriented method for mitigating physician burnout.
  • It addresses burnout by fostering greater self-awareness and control.
  • While evidence is developing, the theoretical underpinnings suggest coaching's efficacy.