ACC Coaching Certificate
Faculty: Our faculty has over 100 years of experience in the coaching and the healthcare industry. They include some of the top coaches in the world.
Core Faculty:
Zeina Ghossoub
PhD, MCC
Relly Nadler
PsyD, MCC
Naim El-Aswad
MD, ACC
Adjunct/guest faculty:
Marcia Reynolds
PsyD, MCC
Cathy Greenberg
PhD, PCC
Our Program
Our program is the only ICF certified program that specifically targets physicians not only as clients, but also as potential coaches. It is important to understand the mindset of the physician and the unique challenges and opportunities they present to be coached and to become coaches. VSVS is one of the leaders in the healthcare industry field that has focused on coaching physicians for over ten years. (Below is a list of our publications).
Structure:
This is an ACC-level 1 course where you would graduate as an ACC-certified coach by ICF. The course is spread over 8 days and three months. (3 days-3 days-2 days). The first part of it is heavier on didactics and the second part if more practice oriented. The course also offers the 10 mentoring hours mandatory by the ICF and is included in the cost. (A 3000-dollar value!)
Cost and payment:
For more information, please email us. We are very flexible with our payment options which are all interest free. We look forward to hearing from you.
Our faculty has:
(Publications:
El-Aswad, N. (2025) Coaching for Physicians. Routledge. 1st Edition.
El-Aswad, N., Ghossoub, Z., Nadler, R., Olsen, K., Sigler, S., Simmons, S. (2022). Impact of intensive peer coaching on physician performance. Management in healthcare. 6, 4: 369-78.
El-Aswad N. (2020) A Simple Response to Physician Burnout. American Journal of Medicine. 133,8. E442.
Ghossoub Z, Nadler R, El-Aswad N. (2020) Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, Self-care, and Self-leadership in Healthcare Workers Burnout: A Qualitative Study in Coaching. Universal Journal of Public Health. 8(5): 155-162.
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2019) Resident Burnout: Why Training May be the Solution. Poster Presentation, AHME. Savannah.
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2018) Effect of using emotional intelligence,wellness,and leadership training on lived experiences of medical program directors burnout. Universal Journal of Public Health. 6(5): 298-305. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060508
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2018) Targeting Physician Burnout Through Emotional Intelligence, Self-Care Techniques, and Leadership Skills Training: A Qualitative Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcome. 2(1), 78-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/6124346
Physician Burnout and Emotional Intelligence. (2018) An online CME course published by the Sullivan Group, an online risk management and reduction group.
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2017) Leadership Training Targeting Physician Burnout. Poster presentation, American Conference on Physician’s Health, San Francisco.
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2017) Physician Burnout: An Emotional Intelligence, Wellness, and Leadership Coaching Intervention. Poster presentation, Harvard Institute of Coaching. Boston.
El-Aswad N., Ghossoub Z., Nadler R. (2017) Physician Burnout: An Emotionally Malignant Disease. Create Space Publishing. North Charleston, S.C.
Ghossoub Z., Nadler R., El-Aswad N. (2016) Resident Burnout: An Emotionally Malignant Disease in need for an Emotionally Intelligent Therapy. Poster presentation, AHME, Fort Lauderdale, May.