Coaching Program
The Coaching Program is an innovative approach to providing longitudinal feedback to residents throughout their training, and to help residents develop skills of lifelong learning, self-reflection, and goal setting.
Each resident is paired with a Faculty Coach who observes and guides them longitudinally across all years of training. The Coach observes the resident in multiple clinical situations (rounds, clinic, initial H&P, handoffs, supervisory encounters, care conferences, and others). They prompt self-reflection, provide specific and directed feedback aimed at strengthening clinical skills, and supports the resident in setting clinical goals. Coaches participate in monthly faculty development sessions. Each Coach oversees approximately 10 residents.
Faculty Coaches
Becky Blankenburg, MD
Coaching Director
Marwa Abu El Haija, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kiki Boyd, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Alaina Kipps, MD
Cardiology
Diane Stafford, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
Kim Hoang, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Associate Coaching Director
Nick Avdimiretz, MD
Pediatric Pulmonary
Kevin Chi, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Amrita Narang, MD
Gastroenterology
Luisa Valenzuela Riveros, MD
Endocrinology & Diabetes
Carrie Rassbach, MD
Program Director
Jonathan Avila, MD
Adolescent Medicine
Jessica Gold, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Debbie Sakai, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Resources
- Resident Rounding and Handoff Times
- Coaching Best Practices: Handoffs
- Coaching Overview and Guidelines
- Coaching Program Description
- Resident Advising and Coaching Roles
- Resident-Coach Assignments
- Coaching Observations by Resident Year
- Bates' Physical Exam Videos
- Stanford 25 Website
- IPASS website: ipasshandoffstudy.com
- Coaching Best Practices: History-taking
- Coaching Best Practices: Physical-exam
- Coaching Best Practices: Presenting a Patient
- Coaching Strategies to Engage Residents
- Coaching Strategies to Stretch Strong Residents
Observation Tools
- COACHING Observation Form: Inpatient Observation
- COACHING Observation Form: Clinic Observation
- COACHING Observation form: IPASS Giver
- COACHING Observation form: IPASS Receiver
- COACHING: IPASS Feedback tool for Printed Handoff
- COACHING: Observation form: Participation on Rounds
- Documentation Tool
- Informal Coaching Meeting
- Precepting Observation Tool