Physician Peer Coach
Dr. Sarah Webber is a pediatrician, leader, coach, writer, speaker, researcher and faculty member at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. After a personal experience of burnout, she developed a passion for exploring and leading clinician well-being work. She currently serves as the inaugural Pediatric Director of Well-being at the University of Wisconsin. She is a Master Certified Physician Development Coach™ through the Physician Coaching Institute and editor of the first pediatrician well-being textbook Understanding and Cultivating Well-being for the Pediatrician.
Dr. Webber has published many articles exploring physician well-being and values the power of qualitative work to tell the stories of physician experience through their own words. Driven by her devotion to equity, she has also led and published several studies investigating gendered experiences in medicine and is a graduate of the Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership program through the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is well versed in speaking to small and large groups and facilitating conversation among participants.
As a speaker, Dr. Webber brings a unique lens to common issues within physician well-being and burnout. Her primary aims as a speaker are to move audiences forward in the way they think about physician well-being issues, bring to light the things physicians wish they could say out loud, and incorporate ideas and perspectives from outside medicine. She sees her speaker role as a storyteller who brings emergent ideas to healthcare.
Webber’s clinical time is spent helping kids navigate medical procedures using sedating medications and psychological support. Her mission is to support her colleagues in living whole lives, reduce suffering, and empower women.
