Episode Details

In this episode, Dr. Hales and Dr. Reinking discuss:

• The role of a physician development coach
• Overcoming physician resistance to coaching
• Dr. Reinking’s coaching process to help clients succeed

Key Takeaways:

“Don’t be afraid of the pivot. Sometimes those pivots are big. It might mean leaving your job, leaving clinical medicine, or doing something entirely different—a big, disruptive change, almost. But many times, those things that are different are just little, tiny daily changes.” – Dr. Ben Reinking.

Connect with Dr. Ben Reinking:

Website: https://thedevelopingdoctor.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-reinking-md-03987a101/

Master in Wellness: How to Thrive as a Physician course: https://courses.thedevelopingdoctor.com/

Connect with Barbara Hales:

Twitter:   @DrBarbaraHales
Facebook:   facebook.com/theMedicalStrategist
Business website: www.TheMedicalStrategist.com
Show website:   www.MarketingTipsForDoctors.com
Email:   info@TheMedicalStrategist.com

YouTube: TheMedicalStrategist
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/barbarahales

Books:
Content Copy Made Easy
14 Tactics to Triple Sales
Power to the Patient: The Medical Strategist

TRANSCRIPTION (180)

Dr. Barbara Hales: Welcome to another episode of Marketing Tips for Doctors. I’m your host, Dr. Barbara Hales. Today, joining us is Dr. Ben Reinking, a board-certified general pediatrician and pediatric cardiologist. As a master-certified physician development coach and founder of The Developing Doctor, he helps physicians develop the skills, mindset, and resources to achieve their career goals. Welcome, Dr. Reinking.

Dr. Ben Reinking: Thank you, Dr. Hales. I’m so excited to be here.

Dr. Barbara Hales: And we’re excited to have you here as well. Tell me, for the listeners that may not know, what is a physician development coach?

Dr. Ben Reinking: Yeah, great question. So, I’m a coach who specializes in guiding physicians—sort of really to the careers that they want. That may entail developing skills they need to succeed in clinical medicine, exploring venues outside of clinical medicine where they may thrive, identifying any gaps or misalignments in values and strengths that may be holding them back, and really, the goal is to partner with a coach and a client to help people succeed and have the career they dreamed of when they entered medical school.

Transition to Coaching

Dr. Barbara Hales: So how did that happen for you? How did you transition and say, “Hey, I’m already, you know, very empowered as a cardiologist. Let’s go and see about helping others.” How did that happen for you?

Dr. Ben Reinking: Yeah, I would say it was through my own experiences. Medical training is not easy by any means—medical school, residency, and fellowship are not easy. I was someone who got through by putting my head down and just plowing through. I relied upon that natural reset that happe