Phenomenal Docs

“The program not only affects your clinical performance, but infiltrates all aspects of life to help you be your best – sun up to sundown. ”

– Dr. Ryan Sustrik, MD, FRCPC-EM

Emergency Medicine Physician

“With the escalating performance pressures and expectations in a high stress ER environment, the efficient mental preparation strategies have helped to improve my focus, confidence, and emotional preparedness.”

– Dr. Chau Pham, MD, FRCPC (EM), MBA

Emergency Room Physician

St. Boniface Hospital

“The program has allowed me to develop different coping skills to maintain the calm and focus that can save lives in a crisis.”

– Dr. Stephanie A. Johnston BSc., MD, FRCSC

Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician

“We deliver high risk interventions to our patients in the context of fatigue, cognitive overload, high task complexity and personal stressors. We need to train not only to be able to function under stressful moments, but to reappraise these situations as a challenge as opposed to a threat. We are very good at creating work-arounds and getting by from one crisis to the next. We need to shrink these crises and learn to decompress and recover.”

- Jesse Spurr, Clinical Nurse Consultant

Intensive Care

“Emergency Medicine is a constant stress environment, but it is often our own emotions and foibles that sink us when the things get intense. Performance psychology is directly applicable to my daily work as a Physician. It doesn't try to override my emotions and flaws, but rather it has taught me to better recognize them, and to develop effective personal strategies to manage them.”

- Dr. Hareishun Shanmuganathan, MBBS, FRCPC-EM, & FRCPC-PEM

Articles, Podcasts and Videos

Our resources are loaded with tools and insight on how to deal more effectively with the pressures, demands and challenges that physicians must contend with. Check out an article, video or podcast to learn more.

Podcast

PDP Episode 2: Dr. Chau Pham (part 1)

Amongst the themes Dr. Pham touches on are:

Creating the optimal feel for performance
Maintaining meaning and gratitude in such a challenging field
Dealing with uncertainty
Staying grounded and present when things get chaotic

Video

2% rule

Article

Balance—it’s in the eyes of the beholder: Cultivating a personal sense of work-life balance in the role of physician

Video

Dr. Curt Tribble on sustainability in performance

Dr. Curt Tribble articulates how he channels and releases from the energy his work requires.

Podcast

Time: How to create more, and optimize what you have

Time. What we all wouldn't give to manufacture more of this. Busy schedules and unrelenting demands make it tough to do so. In this audio blog, Jason shares some ideas on how to reclaim and protect this precious commodity. Learn how to maximize efficiencies and gain back some control.

Podcast

Prep Talk: Responding to stressful situations

In this episode of Prep Talk, Jason describes how to utilize the process of stress inoculation to develop better responses to potentially stressful scenarios.

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Phenonmenal Resources

Articles, Podcasts and Videos

PDP Episode 2: Dr. Chau Pham (part 1)

2% rule

Balance—it’s in the eyes of the beholder: Cultivating a personal sense of work-life balance in the role of physician

Dr. Curt Tribble on sustainability in performance

Time: How to create more, and optimize what you have

Prep Talk: Responding to stressful situations

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