The Coaching Pilot Program

What you need to know

The OMA Physician Health Program’s one-on-one coaching pilot matches physicians like you with qualified coaches to support you in reaching your goals, be they strengthening leadership and interpersonal skills, upping personal and professional fulfillment or bolstering wellness. In turn, by supporting your overall well-being, we help you provide high-quality patient care.

Program eligibility

Physicians practising in Ontario are eligible for PHP’s Physician Coaching Pilot Program. We are strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcome applications from historically marginalized communities, including racialized peoples, Indigenous communities, women, persons with differing abilities and disabilities, including non-visible disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQ community, and other equity-seeking groups in medicine. In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.  

Spots are limited in the pilot. Applications will be received until Sept. 13, 2024.

If you’re interested in working with a coach, please submit your application.  

Successful applicants are required to:   

  • Complete the program between Oct. 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025  
  • Complete intake and exit evaluations

The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as “a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires [participants] to maximize their personal and professional potential.” Delivered by trained coaches, coaching is a proactive and action-oriented intervention intended to empower individuals to self-discovery, strength-building and self-efficacy. Through powerful questions and other techniques such as embodiment, active listening, curiosity or emotional literacy, coaches can help you regain control over your life, find fulfillment and align with your core values.  

The PHP’s Physician Coaching Program is supported by several ICF qualified or equivalent coaches who have experience coaching physicians. Coaches are not therapists or mental health clinicians. The coaching sessions are confidential.  

Coaches are not therapists or mental health clinicians. If these resources would be helpful, please contact php@oma.org to find out more about these programs.  

Studies show that coaching on physician wellness leads to several positive outcomes including better work/life balance, quality of life, job satisfaction, engagement and empowerment at work, resilience and psychological capital. Coaching can also decrease emotional exhaustion, distress and burnout.  

Coaching can help you:  

  • Define or clarify elements that lead to the highest level of personal satisfaction  
  • Identify and overcome obstacles to achieving desired outcomes  
  • Show how existing strengths can lead to desired results  
  • Uncover new strategies to strengthen relationships and working environments  
  • Introduce ways to process information differently and become a more effective decision-maker and better communicator in the workplace and beyond

During the PHP Coaching Pilot Program, physicians will commit to:  

  • Completing 10 hours of coaching sessions by March 31, 2025; this includes an initial meeting between the coach and physician to establish a working relationship and regularly scheduled meetings  
  • Setting specific goals and developing action plans; assessments may be incorporated to guide coaching. This may include individual activities that support goals   
  • Complete an intake survey at the beginning of the program and an exit survey upon completion of sessions as part of the program’s evaluation    

Contact PHP at coaching@oma.org with any questions or concerns regarding this pilot program.

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