Reclaiming Agency in Medicine
The hardest part of medicine is not the workload.
It’s the uncertainty. The hierarchy. The pressure to be competent all the time.
It’s the uncertainty. The hierarchy. The pressure to be competent all the time.
Training teaches clinical mastery.
It rarely teaches how to stay whole inside it.
It rarely teaches how to stay whole inside it.
Over time, that erodes your agency, your clarity, and your connection to why you started.
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Better Together is not a just another wellness program.
We partner with institutions, departments, and training programs to provide cognitive and professional capacity training for people across medicine – students, residents, fellows, and practicing clinicians – who want to:
Act from internal values instead of external pressure
Tolerate distress without resentment
Hold authority without self-deprecation
Set boundaries without shrinking
Navigate conflict without becoming it
The result isn’t just less burnout.
It’s stronger professional identity, greater flexibility under stress, and more sustainable careers in medicine.
It’s stronger professional identity, greater flexibility under stress, and more sustainable careers in medicine.
Come remember who you are – and build the fortitude to practice medicine without abandoning yourself.
"Because Better Together has been so instrumental in my medical school journey, research year, and residency application process, I wanted to share the wonderful news that I matched my #1 choice for ophthalmology. Thank you for your support along this journey! I am so overjoyed!"
“[the coaching] was very helpful and I have been working on reframing my thoughts, and I got to try out my reframing with a patient today and was able to totally remove negative energy from my thoughts!”
“I think a huge strength is just being able to see, ‘Oh my experience, although some things in my experience are unique, a lot of it isn't.’"
"The program really focused a lot on imposter syndrome and feedback and [how to not] hang your whole existence in someone's feedback."
“I got something out of the program, [and] it was to be a lot more gentle with myself. I think having that grace towards yourself definitely can make you more confident as a physician, I think more happy as a physician."
“[Better Together] has cleared up a lot of space in my head that was taken up by worrying and ... lack of confidence."
“I’m so thankful [my coach] took the time to talk with me and helped me see a path to better process my thoughts! I feel lighter and more hopeful because of our conversation."
“We've done a lot of wellness things within our residency program, but nothing has been to the degree of wellness that I feel like that's been brought from this program."
Our Program
We partner with institutions for an annual subscription that includes TWO unique, 4-month fully digital programs, both designed to meet the specific needs of busy physicians and trainees. The online curriculum is self-paced, often asynchronous, and flexible: designed for busy and varied schedules. All live group coaching calls are recorded, with replays available on a private podcast, and members enjoy up to eight individual coaching calls during the year with a certified physician coach at a time that works for them.
Pre-recorded Videos
Each lesson is accompanied by a video offering innovative, high-yeild didactic teaching on topics curated to challenges encountered by physicians and clinicians.
Self-Study Materials
The video modules are complimented by weekly worksheets around coaching themes for reflective metacognition, further supporting the teaching material.
Live Coaching Calls
We host regular pre-scheduled group coaching calls on Zoom led by a professional, certified physician life coach, with replays available inside the member dashboard.
Written Coaching
Members are able to anonymously ask about any challenge, question or situation they would like coaching on at any time, and receive a reply from a certified coach.
View Dr. Michael Hersh’s story of how coaching and vulnerability changed everything for him, and why group coaching is so powerful.
See our coaching in action with Better Together Coaches Tyra Fainstad and Mia Woodward.
RCT (October 4, 2023): Online Well-Being Coaching Program for Women Physician Trainees
“In this randomized clinical trial of 1017 women trainee physicians, participants randomly assigned to a 4-month group-coaching program had a statistically significant reduction in all scales of burnout, moral injury, and impostor syndrome, as well as improved self-compassion and flourishing, compared with the control group.”
Pilot Study (May 6, 2022): Effect of a Novel Online Group-Coaching Program to Reduce Burnout in Female Resident Physicians
“The Better Together coaching program demonstrated the feasibility of using certified physician coaches to deliver group-based coaching through a multimodal delivery format… “
Our Team
Our team of certified coaches come from a wide range of specialties and backgrounds. They know where you are, because they have been there. Our coaches are specially trained in helping YOU define success in your life, and grow in ways you didn’t know you could.
