Organizations:

International Coach Federation
www.coachfederation.org
The ICF is the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification, and supporting the ongoing development of the field.

Coaches Training Institute
www.thecoaches.com/coach-training
Widely recognized as the most rigorous coach training and certification program in the industry, CTI’s Co-Active Coaching model emphasizes that the people are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. CTI training produces coaches who do not act as consultants or experts but rather work with people as facilitators and agents of personal growth and change.

Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.
www.instituteofcoaching.org
A new Institute at Harvard Medical School, the IOC’s mission is to build the scientific foundation and best practices of leadership, wellness, and personal coaching.

Video:

Watch this whimsical video to get a sense of how coaching works.

Articles:

Personal best
Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you? Gawande A. The New Yorker. October 2011.

Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population
Shanafelt TD, Boone S et al. Arch Int Med. 2012. 1-9.

The positive psychology approach to coaching
In The Sage Handbook of Coaching. Kauffman C, Boniwell I, Silberman J. 2009.

The realities of executive coaching
Kauffman C, Coutu D. Harvard Business Review Research Reports. 2009.

The painful truth: physicians are not invincible
Miller MN, McGowen R. Southern J Med. 2000. 93:966-73.

Why are doctors so unhappy?
Smith R. BMJ. 2001. 322 :1073-4.

Making a case for coaching
Horn M, Elliott L, Forbringer LR. J Physician Exec. 2010. 36:50-3.

Readiness for change
Hicks R, McCracken J Physician Exec. 2010. 37:82-4.