Coaching has allowed me the space to practice self-care. My conversations with my coach, Meredith Betz, allow me precious time to actively and audibly articulate my struggles and sentiments about the path of medical training.

Following are five essays written by students at the Georgetown University School of Medicine who participated in a program called: “A Whole New Doctor.”

My first experience with coaching came weeks before I would strap into the catapult. I was mulling on a list of insecurities and anxieties about stepping into the nuance, uncertainty, and emotional challenges of patient care.

I ran a large community mediation agency for six years, with a mission to provide exceptional conflict resolution services throughout a broad metropolitan area.  We partnered with the courts, state and local government, foundations, schools, and private organizations.  Our agency provided direct mediation services to people of limited means in the courts, and also taught and trained hundreds of people …