STEPHEN BEESON, MD

FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN | AUTHOR | SPEAKER | COACH | FOUNDER OF THE CLINICIAN EXPERIENCE PROJECT

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Stephen Beeson, founder and CEO of Practicing Excellence, is a nationally recognized speaker, physician, and author whose life mission is to coach and develop clinicians to be their best.

Dr. Beeson started his career as a family medicine physician with the Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group in San Diego in 1994. During his career, Dr. Beeson was tasked to coach, develop and engage clinicians to help improve both the clinician and patient experience.

Inspired to help clinicians across the nation become their best, Dr. Beeson founded Practicing Excellence. The company partners with health systems and medical groups to deliver coordinated skill-building programs that create measurable results in well-being, patient experience, and leadership effectiveness. Under Dr. Beeson’s leadership, Practicing Excellence launched the Clinician Experience Project (CEP) to serve physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and clinical leaders, and the Nursing Experience Project (NEP) to help nurses and nurse leaders. Practicing Excellence serves a growing community of organizations dedicated to developing their people and impact care for patients and care teams, alike.

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What healthcare Leaders Are saying

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a key part of the journey

“Dr. Beeson connects with our physicians, clearly understanding the challenges of the front line healthcare provider and has been a key part of our journey to excellence.”

Mike Bush, MD | CMO, St. Vincent Healthcare

motivating clinicians

“By reminding us about what attracted us to medicine in the first place, Dr. Beeson is a natural at motivating clinicians to self-examine their beliefs and behaviors to improve their connections with patients, colleagues, and others.”

Alex Shepard, MD | Henry Ford Health System

Practical Experience

“Dr. Beeson is a highly skilled, authentic, and genuine speaker and leader. He speaks from sound practical experience and from the heart to engage physicians in leadership and active participation in healthcare transformation”.

Ralph Yates, MD | CMO, Salem Health

Books By Dr. Beeson

Practicing Excellence: A Physician’s Manual to Exceptional Healthcare

A physician’s guide to patient connection, team collaboration and local leadership fueled by purpose, commitment and making impact.

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Engaging Physicians: A Manual to Physician Partnership

The leader’s step-wise guide to engaging physicians to advance partnership, trust, purpose, and performance.

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Experience

Leading areas of expertise focused on physician engagement, high-performing teams, high-trust cultures, and physician leadership, Stephen Beeson, MD sets the the standard for clinical and organizational best practices in improving physician-patient communication, advancing care team collaboration, and restoring joy for clinicians in their work.

YEARS IN FAMILY MEDICINE

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“Sustained change happens when physicians realize that we can cure sometimes, but we can make a difference with every patient, every time.”