The Resilient Physician: Effective Emotional Management for Doctors and Their Medical Organizations

by Wayne M. Sotile, Mary O. Sotile

This will be a book filled with common-sense advice about how to enhance physician well-being and stress resilience. The authors have developed a model for stress-hardiness they call Effective Emotional Management, or EEM. This model is an amalgam of key points about stress resilience gleaned from research and from clinical experience. EEM moves beyond traditional approaches in that it incorporates strategies for identifying and managing two essential components of stress management” personality-based coping patterns and relationship dynamics. The Resilient Physician will explain how managing emotions is key to personal stress-resilience and to building successful organizations. It will teach physicians how to deal with others effectively and flexibly. And it will teach physicians how to manage their own stress reactions and how to respond to others when they are stressed.

331 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Wayne is a pioneer in the fields of health psychology, resilience, and work/life balance for high performing people. He is one the world’s most seasoned clinicians specializing in life coaching for physicians.
Wayne has delivered more than 9,000 invited addresses and workshops to audiences of health professionals across disciplines, including invited presentations to the American Medical Association Leadership Conference, American Association of Health System Pharmacists, VHA Chief Nursing Officers Conference, the American Medical Association Alliance, the International Conference on Physician Wellness, the American Academy of Medical Administrators, and numerous meetings of medical specialty societies and hospital communities.
Wayne’s solution-focused life coaching process emphasizes practical applications of evidence-based findings from the combined fields of resilience, positive psychology, marriage/family systems, and adult developmental psychology.

Reviews

[Huda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a must read! This book is very useful to help you identify characteristics you need to survive your residency. Also, loved how it included tips for your spouse, as they might be affected / have huge effect on your wellness.