The Thriving Doctor Applied is designed to support doctors to use the tools and strategies described in the book The Thriving Doctor - How to be more balanced and fulfilled, working in medicine in their real working life.

The Applied Program includes 3 modules, each including 4 x 2 hour workshops.

The entire course consists of 12 x 2 hour workshops and concludes with one optional 60 minute Q&A session.

A total of 25 hours of live coaching, teaching and conversation with the author of the book, leading Psychologist Coach and Founder of Coaching for Doctors, Sharee Johnson.

Each week includes recommended reading of specific pages from the book The Thriving Doctor. This can range from a few pages to a whole chapter and may be adapted according to the needs of the group. All reading guidelines will be provided when you register. We all learn differently, whether you prefer to read in a block or each week you should allow 30-60 minutes reading and reflecting each week. The book is available as audiobook too which may assist some learners in terms of time.

Fee:

Australian Resident $1,650 AUD
Non-Australian Resident $1,500 AUD

Fees are paid via credit card automatically converting your currency to Australian Dollars. All prices are in Australian Dollars. GST will be added to all Australian Registrations. There is no tax added for non-Australian registrants.

No workshops are not recorded as a matter of course. This is an experiential program and the impact of it can not be assured by watching someone else discuss their work without participation. To really gain the best value of the program you need to actively participate in it. Being an applied program means it is interactive. We respect people’s confidentiality as they share their experiences at work and have found that recording these kinds of conversations prevents people from really experimenting and testing their ideas. We want you to test the strategies described in the book because we are very confident in their ability to help you. Hypotheticals are for medical school, this program seeks to be entirely relevant to your day to day practice, to your work.

If you miss a workshop you can complete the prescribed reading from the book for that workshop as part of keeping up with the content.

None and no there are no exams

The Thriving Doctor Applied is exactly that, workshops are seeking to apply the strategies and tools described in the book to your work as a doctor. These are not theoretical lectures, workshops include discussions about real life dilemmas and problems doctors face every day. Like
• rampant self critical thinking
• fear of being found to be not up to the job
• what to do with overwhelming emotions
• learning how to give patients bad news
• impressing the consultant so you can progress in your career
• moral dilemmas
and on and on.

This course is practical and real. It seeks to help you build your self management skills and your relationship skills so that you are an excellent doctor for the long term, who sometimes even experiences joy and satisfaction in their work. We will use break out room discussions, live coaching demonstrations, some teaching to help you embed these practices and mental attitudes in the way you go about your work as a doctor.

You should allow 30-60 minutes each week to read/listen to the nominated pages of the book that relates to the focus of that week’s workshop. If you are completing the whole 16 week program there is one week break after completion of each module.

Like all courses the more attention you give what you are learning the more impact it is likely to have on how you do your work.

All practicing doctors will need a PDP (Professional Development Plan) from 2023 including unaccredited doctors working in hospitals.

The active attending components of the program equate to 25 hours if you participate in them all. A certificate will be provided at the end of the course nominating the actual number of hours you have attended the course.

We are continually seeking CPD approvals from professional and regulating medical bodies but can not guarantee that for every situation.

Please make your own enquiries of the relevant body.

Most Colleges will accept a course like this one as part of your attention to wellbeing and personal development if you have identified these needs/goals in your learning plan.

No, the book is NOT included in the fee due to the variations in cost and time for postage.

You will need to have access to the book to maximise the impact of this program. Some hospital medical libraries have The Thriving Doctor available on their shelves.

Purchase the book  from all major online book retailers, including Booktopia and Amazon or please ask your local bookstore to order copies if they do not currently have it in stock.

Audiobook narrated by Sharee, available from your audiobook download service or via these links:

• Audiobooks.com
• Scribd.com
• Kobo.com

Yes, you do need to have graduated from medical school and be working as an Intern up to PGY3. This course is designed specifically for Junior doctors. You can be working in any clinical medical specialty, in public health or in a governance role.

This course is not currently available to other health professionals even though many of the skills, strategies and tools are relevant and helpful to them. Please feel free to share the book with them and to share what you learn in The Thriving Doctor Applied with them. You can also refer them to our on demand program RESPOND

No you do not need to work in Australia, BUT you do need to be in the FIRST 4 YEARS of working as a doctor post medical school.

You can work in any healthcare system in the world to take this course. You do need to speak English as the Coach - Facilitators are all English speakers.

Yes the skills, tools and strategies described in this program are relevant to all doctors no matter what model of care you work in because much of the content has to do with your internal environment – your own mind and body and to your interpersonal skills which are relevant to all relationships in health – patients, their families, colleagues, executives, insurers and so on.

Courses for 2022

Monday evenings 8 August – 21 November     6.00 pm - 8.00 pm AEST      

Courses for 2023

Monday evenings commencing March   7pm - 9pm

Possible am program

Closed program is purchased by an organisation and delivered specifically for their nominated group of doctors. If you would like to enquire about a closed program for your organisation please email [email protected]

We want you to be satisfied with your purchase and encouraged to give your best effort to applying the strategies and learnings from the course. We offer a 21-day refund period for purchase if you believe the course is of unacceptable quality or does not match the curriculum description. Refunds will not be provided more than 21 days following the date of purchase. Refunds will not be made due to a change of mind or similar. After day 21, all payments are non-refundable. Your request for such a refund must be in writing. Please also refer to the general Terms and Conditions on our website

All refunds are discretionary as determined by Sharee Johnson or her representative at Coaching for Doctors ABN 659 864 552

We may revise and update Terms of Use or Refund Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them.