Peers for Joy in Work
DFCM is excited to offer the Peers for Joy in Work (PJW) Program! This PJW Program is open to all family physicians in Ontario. The aim of the program is to help reclaim what you love about family medicine. There are meaningful and evidence-based methods that can foster joy in work –feeling safe, engaged, and having some choice and control over your time to focus on those activities that you know add value to your patients.
This program involves 1:1 support with a family physician that has been trained as a Peer Guide for Joy in Work. This training enables Guides to be a source of support for their peers during the formal program and beyond. We expect this program to result in mutual increased joy in work for both Peer Learners and the Peer Guides.
In the Peers for Joy in Work program, you will:
- Learn skills that foster joy in work
- Complete three monthly 30-minute sessions with your Peer Guide for Joy in Work between January and April 2025
- Complete short surveys as part of a linked research evaluation
- Receive $150 honorarium and 4.5 Mainpro+ credits for completing all three sessions with a Peer Guide and evaluation surveys
Spots are limited, please sign up by November 18, 2024 to reserve your spot!
“Joyful experience! It was a well organized program where our well-being was addressed by our own peers through the creation of a cheerful environment, mindfulness and fitful schedule.”Dr. Erum Raheel, Family Physician, Scarborough (Peer Guide)
Contact us
For more information, please contact peersforjoy@utoronto.ca
Resources for Peer Guides
- Peer Guide 2-pager
- Slides: Peer Guide Training
- Video: Train the Trainer Introduction
- Article: “Effect of a Professional
- Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians”
- CBT.ca
- The Life Coach School Podcast
- Lodestar Trauma Informed Coaching
- Podcast: Dr. Kemia Sarraf
Acknowledgements & Funding
Acknowledgements
Peers for Joy in Work is a program that has been co-designed by members of the DFCM, Women’s College Hospital, and family doctor and Certified Professional Coach, Dr. Sarah Smith, also known as the Charting Coach. This collaborative effort is led by Dr. Tara Kiran, Dr. Noah Ivers, Dr. Navsheer Gill, Dr. Jennifer Shuldiner, Dr. Noor Ramji, Dr. Susie Kim, Erin Plenert and Kirsten Szymanski.
Funding
Peers for Joy in Work is offered by the DFCM and has received funding support from St. Michael’s Hospital Medical Services Association (SMHA) Alternate Funding Plan (AFP) Innovation Fund, Women’s College Hospital Academic and Medical Services Group (WCHAMSG) Alternate Funding Plan (AFP) Innovation Fund, and a grant from the Ontario Medical Foundation