Coaching

Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford University have a wide variety of faculty training opportunities. The Office of Faculty Development and Engagement (OFDE) and the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) created a centralized faculty training website with go-to resources for your professional development.

If you have questions, please contact OFDE and/or OAA.

Resources are organized in the thirteen categories below. Under each category are Stanford organizations highlighting the type of program, intended audiences, sponsoring unit, how to join, duration/logistics, details, and the website links/contact information. 

  • 1:1 Development Coaching powered by CoachHub

    Elevate your professional growth and development with 1:1 Development Coaching powered by CoachHub. You get three months of unlimited, personalized virtual coaching to address your unique professional development and/or career enrichment goals. Open to Clinician Educators and all staff.

  • Executive Coaching through OAA

    We encourage our faculty to engage with professional coaches early to assist faculty rather than when serious issues have developed. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • New Beginnings Retirement Coaching

    Traditional retirement planning typically focuses on financial issues but does not address the social and emotional aspects of retirement. New Beginnings Retirement Coaching, led by our very own School of Medicine faculty, now provides this type of support and guidance for any School of Medicine faculty member considering retirement. Open to any faculty member.

  • Starting Up Your Research Group SURGE II

    This course entails didactic as well as hands-on workshops, in addition to individual leadership assessment and coaching from a certified internal coach. Open to newly appointed assistant professors with research labs.

External Coaching Referrals

The Office of Academic Affairs maintains an ongoing database of external professional coaches who are certified and have worked with Stanford faculty and with clients at other medical schools.  Faculty who would like to inquire about these resources may contact Rania Sanford, EdD, PCC, raniasanford@stanford.edu, to discuss the coaching needs.

Coach Training-Becoming a Coach

  • COACHME@Stanford

    COACHME@Stanford helps faculty navigate the AMA, AAMC and ACGME call for the integration of coaching in medical education by providing a full coach training curriculum for program directors, coach program leaders, advisors, mentors, and other core educators who are in roles for whom coaching would be of immediate utility. COACHME@Stanford is a Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) Registered 1050- BCC training provider. The curriculum is approved as 30 hours for BCC training course. Successful completion of the COACHME@Stanford curriculum qualifies participants to register for and take the Center for Credentialing & Education's (CCE) Board Certified Coach (BCC) exam upon meeting additional CCE requirements (cce-global.org). Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.