THE OPTIMISTIC DOC - physician and academic leadership, advocacy , communication, work life balance and career change coaching
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About Malcolm

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I have chosen to train as a coach as way of giving back to my profession, and others closely linked to it, after over 40 years as a clinician, researcher, and healthcare leader.  I have been an immigrant (twice), pediatrician, pediatric nephrologist, medical educator, researcher, academic and clinical leader, spouse, parent, and grandparent, working across Canada from the Maritimes to BC.
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I want to help professionals who are both building up and moving along in their careers find paths that are shaped by their desires and their commitment to provide the best care, while finding balance and meaning in their own lives.  I am inspired by the passion I see every day in the emerging generations of professionals, but recognize that their training frequently leaves them under-prepared to tackle healthcare system complexity.  My research background has helped me embrace a neuroscience based approach to coaching, providing ever sharper insights into human interaction, performance and well being. 

My Coaching Training and Credentials
Certificate in Organizational Coaching - University of British Columbia
EQi 2.0/EQi 360 Certification - EITC/MHS
Certified Trainer - Clear Leadership
Graduate, CINERGY Conflict Management Program
Professional Certified Coach - International Coach Federation

Program Director and Board Member, International Coaching Federation, BC Interior Chapter
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My Major Leadership Roles
Vice Chair, Canadian Physician Coaches Network
​Executive Medical Director, Interior Health and Island Health, BC
Medical Director, Northern Renal Program, BC
Associate Vice President, Research, University of Northern British Columbia
Associate Head, Research, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba
Scientific Director, Manitoba Institute of Child Health
President, Manitoba Pediatric Society


My Academic Appointments
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Northern British Columbia
Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba
Associate Professor, Human Nutrition Sciences, University of Manitoba


Major Leadership Activities
Provincial Medical Services Executive Committee, BC
Specialist Services Committee, BC
University Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Research Advisory Committee, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

(Full CV available upon request)

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The Optimistic Doc,
A Division of Ogborn Coaching and Consulting, Inc,
Unit 435 - 665 Cook Road,

Kelowna, BC, V1W 4T4
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