Starting an Effective Coaching Program: An Educational Blueprint for Foundational Decisions.

Authors

Sally A Santen, Amy Miller Juve, Maya M Hammoud, Benjamin Kinnear, Chemen M Neal, Nicole M Deiorio, William B Cutrer, Meg Wolff

Published in

AEM education and training. Volume 10. Issue 4. Pages e70243. Epub Aug 16, 2026.

Abstract

There is growing interest in coaching as a strategy to support competency-based medical education (CBME), individualized learning, development of Master Adaptive Learners, and precision education. Despite high enthusiasm, educators often struggle with how to begin developing an effective program. This educational blueprint describes two foundational decisions for launching a coaching program: defining program goals and selecting a theory of change with an aligned coaching model. We then examine contextual considerations, implementation challenges, and tradeoffs that influence these decisions. Grounding a program in explicit goals, educational theory and intentional model selection create a coherent foundation for subsequent design, implementation, and evaluation.

PMID:
42609464
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 18 Aug 2026.

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