Top Physician Coach Helps Doctors Leaving Medicine Love Work Again

DALLAS - Nov. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Dr. Sarita Uhr, a Stanford trained psychiatrist with over 27 years of clinical experience, is now coaching doctors leaving medicine who want to modify their practices or leave medicine for non-clinical careers. She has expanded her practice to focus on physician wellness because physician burnout is at an all time high.

Dr. Uhr says, “The practice of medicine has dramatically changed in the last few years. Doctors are seeing a much higher patient volume, are dealing with increasing overhead costs, and are adjusting to electronic medical records. I have never seen so many unhappy doctors in all my years of practice. Doctors are retiring early and getting out of the practice of medicine in record numbers.”

She looks for signs of physician burnout that can include depression and a feeling of dread going to work. Burned out doctors complain that they no longer feel fulfilled, have lost their sense of accomplishment, and are exhausted. There is often marital conflict as a result of physician burnout because the physician feels too drained to give the marriage the attention it deserves. Burnout must be addressed as the suicide rate for doctors is higher than almost any other profession.

Dr. Uhr teaches doctors coping skills to combat burnout. Her strong background in psychiatry has been a significant asset in her career coaching.

Her expertise in psychiatry has given her a unique set of skills for guiding physicians and other professionals through career changes that take into account their personalities, specific interests, personal strengths and past career experiences.

She has developed a proprietary system that is highly effective in helping the physicians she works with target their different career options. She helps them determine how to fill in any gaps in their skill level if they decide to bring their physician expertise to a new industry.

She recognizes that doctors are trained to have a warrior mentality about work. They take care of other’s needs ahead of their own.

As a physician coach, she helps doctors reduce their stress by identifying changes they can make in their medical practice. Often she helps doctors explore non-clinical jobs that will allow for a better work-life balance. These options can include positions in hospital administration, pharmaceutical consulting, medical communications, or medical writing which have a much more predictable schedule than being a clinician.

Her goal is physician wellness and to help burned out doctors fall in love with work again.

She offers a bonus report on her website, http://doctorsleavingmedicine.com, titled, “Steps and Hurdles: Transitioning to a Non-Clinical Career”, to inspire physicians to consider career changes that will counter burnout.

Contact:

Sarita Uhr, M.D.

http://doctorsleavingmedicine.com