SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare
SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare 2026 Program Now Available!
 Introduction
Coaching is rapidly gaining ground as a key skill for healthcare leaders and educators1, and many physicians are looking for coach training opportunities. To meet this need and support its members, The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) is continuing its successful partnership with SeattleCoach® – to present a unique coach training opportunity for SEA members. Coach Training for Leaders and Educators is a short, yet powerful training opportunity for leaders and educators to develop coaching skills which will take their leadership and teaching to a higher and more collaborative level.
Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare (CTFL&E)
This 3-month online program offers SEA members the opportunity to learn key coaching skills and their application to leadership and education through a tried and tested program tailored to the unique needs of healthcare leaders and educators.
Testimonials from previous courses
“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to learn about coaching with a great group of leaders. I learned a tremendous amount and it has already been helpful both at work and in my personal life. I am hoping we as a SEA group can continue to find ways to connect and grow in this area”
"I find myself using this set of skills every day now. This was EASILY the most practically useful (for life) CME course I’ve taken in 10 years of taking a lot of courses."
“I felt very supported in my pod sessions, and they made it extremely easy to make up any sessions that were missed”.
“The practice was so important and helpful! I appreciated the opportunity to practice it myself as well as to observe others coaching to see different styles”.
“The combination of large and small group sessions was effective in fostering close relationships while also connecting with a larger network”.
“Very well-run course, excellent job condensing it down to a manageable amount of time for very busy professionals”.
Brief History
In 2015 leaders and their organizations began to ask SeattleCoach® for customized executive coaching education. In response, a rich cohort experience, Coaching for Leaders (CFL), was co-created for organizational leaders and their teams. After 6 successful years and in response to increasing demand from physicians Coaching for Leaders in Healthcare (CFLinHC) was launched in 2022 to a group of 20 university physicians and leaders.
What is SEA Offering?
SEA is collaborating with SeattleCoach® to offer a shortened 3-month version of Coaching for Leaders - Coaching Training for Leaders & Educators. This course is tailored to the unique talents which SEA members bring as leaders, mentors, and educators.
Course Director
Karen Souter MB., BS., MACM., PCC. is a long-standing SEA member, a full professor of anesthesiology at University of Washington and an ICF Professional Certified Coach who specializes in leadership and career development coaching. Karen has many years of experience leading and facilitating training courses and has teamed up with a group of highly experienced coaches to present Coach Training for Leaders and Educators for SEA members.
If you have questions about this coach training program, please email Karen at [email protected] or use this calendar link to schedule a 30 min conversation.
Course Dates for 2026
ONLINE WEBINARS
- Week 1: Sat January 17, 2026 @10:30 EST (3 hr. online webinar)
- Week 5: Sat February 28, 2026 @10:30 EST (3 hr. online webinar)
- Week 9: Sat March 28, 2026 @10:30 EST (3 hr. online webinar)
The webinars will be recorded in case a participant has to miss one.
Webinars will include 2x 20-minute break out sessions in small groups (Pods).
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POD MEETINGS
- Small group meetings to be held in between the main webinars.
- Participants will be divided into small groups called “pod groups” of 3-4 people.
- They will meet 3 times for 90 mins in between the webinars. The Pod meetings will be led and facilitated by certified coaches with experience in healthcare coaching. Additional opportunities to connect in small groups for facilitated coaching practice will be offered during the course.
- The goals of the pod meetings are for participants to practice their coaching skills and receive feedback and support as they develop as coaches.
- Participants should be aware that some flexibility is required to facilitate organizing the pod groups and supporting your colleagues. Pods will be organized by time zone as much as possible.
Background Reading
This is an intense course and 1-2 hours of reading per week is ideal for keeping up with the pace! A folder of tools, reading materials and resources will be available to course participants.
Coaching Training for Leaders & Educators Objectives
By the end of the SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators program participants will be able to:
- Define coaching presence and coaching mindset.
- Discuss the critical role of psychological safety in coaching practice.
- Discuss key coaching techniques:
- The level three conversation
- Exploring resistance
- Designing next steps and experiments
- Creating accountability
- Demonstrate coaching techniques during guided coaching practice.
- Discuss the application of coaching techniques in leadership and education
- Delivering “coachy” feedback
- Balancing support & accountability with you team / learners
- Bringing your coaching presence to difficult conversations and tricky situations
Course Resources
Resources for the course will be available in the form of handouts, videos, and selected texts. A dedicated course folder with all the course materials will be available on the SEA website specifically for course participants.
The recommended course text book is Coaching for Leaders Playbook 2nd Edition 2023 by Patty Burgin MA., MCC.
A Coaching Community at SEA
SEA members who complete SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare will have opportunities to continue their coaching journey. These include helping to establish a coaching community of practice within SEA and leading coaching-related workshops at SEA.
This course is limited to 20 places, so do not delay in signing up!
Course Fee
Cost $1,599 to SEA members and $1,898 to non-members. Early registration is suggested – historically the course has filled quickly! After December 1, 2025 prices increase to $1,699 for SEA members and $1,998 for non-members.
Distribution of Revenue
Course revenue will be distributed to SEA to cover administrative costs and CME fees, to SeattleCoach® to cover their intellectual property and to coach facilitators (who are full time executive leadership coaches) to cover their professional stipend.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received through December 1, 2025, will receive a full refund. Refunds will not be given after December 1, 2025. Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing – verbal requests will not be honored. Refunds will be determined by date written cancellation is received at the SEA office in Milwaukee, WI.
Reference
- S. Nykiel-Bailey. Coaching in Anesthesiology Residency Programs: A New Frontier Anesthesiology News. June 5 2024.
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