Canadian Business Awards 2024

Corporate Vision After 15 years of clinical practice, Sarah Smith wanted to leave medicine due to the unrealistic expectations of charting, paperwork, and administration. She was frustrated by the immense workload at the end of each day and leaving work hours after the last patient had left. Despite loving clinical decision-making and her patients, Sarah hated the job. She quickly realised that these challenges were not going to change and began creating solutions for sustainable clinical medicine. Reach Career Coaching provides Physicians with proven strategies to manage their workload and create a clinical week that works for them. By implementing evidencebased coaching tools, numerous Physicians have already made the change and rediscovered their passion for medicine. Charting Champions is a revolutionary program offering more than 1,000 hours of coaching to support Physicians with their administrative duties. Members have access to ondemand core modules, monthly group coaching calls, and a supportive community. During coaching calls, members share their personal challenges and receive one-on-one help to address their individual needs. The forward-thinking company also invites guest speakers every month to teach specialised skills to further assist members. In 2023, Reach Career Coaching provided master training to a select number of Physician executive coaches to share its expertise with members of the medical community. Dr J., Endocrinologist, shares, “Prior to starting the program, I felt that my work life was always on the brink of being out of control. I felt that I didn’t have enough time for my home life. After joining the program, I feel more organised at work with a plan for most days. I am now closing most of my charts at the end of each visit, and all shortly after the end of each clinic.” Charting Champions has become renowned as an unofficial Finishing School for doctors, providing them with skills they wish they’d had since medical school. These Most Innovative Physician Sustainability Program 2024 Reach Career Coaching Inc. is an innovative company dedicated to helping Physicians create a sustainable clinical day. Through Charting Champions, its executive coaching program, Physicians learn how to implement pioneering strategies to ensure their work is completed before the day’s end. Founder Sarah Smith, a Practicing Rural Family Physician, understands the administrative burden of clinical medicine and is passionate about sharing her solutions to create time for life outside of work. For its transformative impact, Charting Champions has received our award for this year’s Most Innovative Physician Sustainability Program. invaluable tools help Physicians to chart after every patient and develop a sustainable work week. Charting Champions offers support with workflow strategies, time management, team building, access improvement, and managing administrative tasks. The innovative program strives to provide Physicians with streamlined procedures to complete their work on time and get home earlier. Program membership has grown to over 1000 Physicians, with medical professionals joining from around the world. Its diverse members come from all fields of medicine, including Family Physicians, Emergency Departments, Surgeons, Urgent Care, Palliative Care, Psychiatry, and many more. Within this thriving community, members support one another to achieve their collective goal of sustainable clinical medicine. In addition to Charting Champions, Sarah Smith has created the Smarter Charting Program for Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Providers to provide them with access to the same skills and tools to start enjoying life outside of work. Through her pioneering methods, healthcare professionals can reinvigorate their work-life balance and transform their clinical day. In 2023, Sarah launched the Sustainable Clinical Medicine podcast to share the stories of professionals who have made an impactful change in their own lives. By capturing these accounts, Sarah hopes to inspire others to gain control of their clinical day and rediscover their passion for medicine. Reach Career Coaching has also created Backlog Buddies, a dedicated session for Physicians and Clinicals to work on their backlog and motivate each other to complete their excess work. With her progressive company, Sarah Smith strives to share her innovative solutions to help healthcare professionals get their charting done, manage their paperwork, and take charge of their clinical day. Charting Champions offers members a proven process to develop a sustainable clinical week that works for them and create time for life outside of medicine. As a Practicing Physician, Sarah understands the pressures of her field and is dedicated to providing others with self-preserving strategies to regain their work motivation. Recognised in the Canadian Business Awards as this year’s Most Innovative Physician Sustainability Program, Charting Champions offers transformative solutions to help Physicians create a sustainable clinical practice and improve their working life. Contact: Sarah Smith Company: Reach Career Coaching Inc. Web Address: www.chartingcoach.ca

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