Sustainable Clinical Medicine with The Charting Coach

Your Job Will Replace You. Your Family Won’t. | Episode 197

Dr. Peter Crane grew up in rural Idaho dreaming of being the kind of doctor who did everything. At 43, he found a 26-centimeter tumor in his own abdomen. What came after

What Burnout Looks Like When You’re Still Showing Up | Episode 196

Dr. Jillian Bybee has been a pediatric ICU doctor for 10 years. She’s also a certified coach, a speaker, a podcaster, and a GME wellness director at a 60,000-person healt

Malpractice, Audits, and Where to Put It All | Episode 195

Nobody told you what to do when the letter arrived. Not in med school. Not in residency. And now you’re trying to hold it together through a malpractice case, a licensing

10% of Doctors May Have ADHD. Here’s What That Actually Means | Episode 194

Dr. Jennie Byrne is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author of three books on brain performance, moral injury, and ADHD in professionals. In this episode, she and Dr.

She Moved Countries. The Charting Problem Followed | Episode 193

Dr. Sarah Smith recently joined Dr. Andrea Austin on Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare to talk about something that hits close to home for a lot of doctors: the chart

The Research Is In! What 280 Doctors Proved About Physician Burnout | Episode 192

Dr. Sarah Smith has always believed that getting home with the work of the day done was possible, and now there is published research to prove it. In this episode, she wa

The Clinical Day Was Never Built With You in Mind | Episode 191

This episode was originally published on Designing Healthcare That Cares, hosted by Dr. Laura Suttin. We are grateful to Dr. Suttin for the conversation and for permissio

Stop Saying Yes to Homework Inside the Consultation | Episode 190

This episode was originally published on Vital Signs: Thriving as a Woman in Medicine, hosted by Dr. Diane Shannon. We are grateful to Dr. Shannon for the conversation an

She Woke Up at 2AM to Chart. Here Is What She Did About It | Episode 189

This episode was originally published on the Doctors Crossing Carpe Diem Podcast, hosted by Dr. Heather Fork. We are grateful to Dr. Fork for the conversation and for per

Conflict Resolution for Doctors: Why Conflict Is a Vital Sign, Not a Disease | Episode 188

Most doctors were never taught how to handle conflict. They were taught to avoid it, outlast it, or hand it to someone else. Dr. Lee Sharma is a gynecologist who complete

Therapy for Doctors: Why You Do Not Have to Be in Crisis to Ask for Help | Episode 187

Most burnout conversations focus on systems, strategies, and workflow. And those things matter. But what happens when the inbox is clear, the charting is done, and someth

Curiosity in Medical Leadership: Why Asking Questions Outperforms Having Answers | Episode 186

Most doctors are trained to have answers. The higher the stakes, the more certainty is rewarded. But when those same doctors step into leadership roles, that certainty be

How to Design a Clinical Day That Works: Intentional Systems With Dr. Bertina Hooks | Episode 185

Dr. Bertina Hooks has been a hospitalist, a locums doctor, a private practice owner across three locations, a utilization management reviewer, a medical expert witness, a

Why Better Patient Communication Takes Less Time, Not More With Dr. Chantal Lorio

Most doctors believe they are good communicators. Most of them are right. But there is a difference between compassion, doing everything in your power to help someone, an

Doctor Coaching From the Inside: What Happens When the System Invests in Its Own People | Episode 183

The data couldn't be ignored, and it was so shocking it stopped her in her tracks. When burnout data came back showing 53% of providers in her institution were burned ou

What Medical Training Gets Wrong About Identity, Leadership, and Burnout With Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson

Medical training produces a particular kind of identity. Responsible, accountable, self-sufficient, always proving competence. Those traits are useful in the clinic. They

You Were Trained to Hide Yourself. Here Is What That Is Costing You. Episode 181

There is a version of professionalism in medicine that looks like competence from the outside and feels like self-erasure from the inside. Dr. Kathleen Muldoon is an anth

From Burnout to Thriving: What Women Doctors Need to Hear With Dr. Jeannie Lawrence Episode 180

Most doctors experiencing burnout look completely fine from the outside. They are professional, put together, and still showing up. On the inside, they have been quietly

How a GP Collapsed From Burnout and Found Her Way Back to Medicine Episode 179

Dr. Jenny Brockis was the first one in and the last one out. She was dictating notes into her phone on the drive home. Her patients were asking the receptionist whether s

Doctor Burnout Prevention: Energy, Boundaries, and the PACE Method With Dr. Judy Wright Episode 178

Dr. Judy Wright burned out more than once before she started paying attention to what was actually driving it. As a family doctor who spent years staying two hours after