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

Dr. Cal Botterill: Sustainable high-performance for physicians (part 2)

Topics include:

His observations on what the top medical performers he has been around do to achieve sustainable high performance
The role of recovery on performance
How creating and maintaining an optimal perspective can enhance performance and wellbeing

Video

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

Article

There is no "secret sauce": Observations of peak performers in medicine

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Dr. Jason Brooks, PhD

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Phenonmenal Training

Phenonmenal Resources

Articles, Podcasts and Videos

Dr. Cal Botterill: Sustainable high-performance for physicians (part 2)

Shawn Achor: The happiness advantage

Movement for Mental Health and Stamina

Self-awareness and performance

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

There is no "secret sauce": Observations of peak performers in medicine

Physician mentors at your fingertips

3 great reasons to listen to our podcasts

Performance focused

Community

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