Coaching for Radiation Oncology Residents and Faculty- A Pilot Program
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Presented at: ACRO Summit 2025
Date: 2025-03-12 00:00:00
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Summary: In an effort to improve physician well-being, there is a large gap between the current state of well-being programs within radiation oncology and what the best practice is to tangibly improve well-being. Part of this large gap is the lack of physician coaching available to radiation oncologists, as it has been demonstrated to be one of the most effective tools at an institution’s disposal. At its core, this gap is based on lack of education and awareness about the efficacy of these programs, as well as an overall feeling that physician coaching may be too expensive. This session endeavors to prove the efficacy and feasibility of physician led coaching for radiation oncology attendings and residents. This pilot program led by two attending radiation oncologists offered one-on- one coaching to faculty and residents on a voluntary basis. Participants met with their coach one time per week for 30 minutes starting in December, 2023. A Qualtrics survey was completed by participants assessing the following metrics: professional fulfillment, burnout, defined as work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement, and self valuation, also defined as self compassion. Each participant will fill out the same survey three times per year in an effort to assess the ongoing efficacy of this intervention. We expect to find that coaching will improve both radiation oncology faculty and residents’ self reported scores in the survey metrics listed above. We expect to find, in accordance with existing data, that one on one coaching is an effective and feasible intervention for improving professional fulfillment, burnout, and self valuation for radiation oncology faculty and residents. We expect that as burnout and well-being continue to be a growing part of the dialogue for careers in medicine, one on one coaching will grow in popularity, as it is one of the only proven interventions to produce meaningful and durable change for health care workers. Leah Katz (she/her/hers), MD, MPH (Presenting Author) - Columbia University Medical Center; Zahra Ghiassi (she/her/hers), MD, PhD (Co-Author) - Columbia University Medical Center; Huzaifah Mahmood, MD (Co-Author) - Columbia University; David Horowitz, MD (Co-Author) - Columbia