Personal Support and Practice Support for Physicians to

• Improve performance
• Achieve work-life balance
• Feel in control of life again
• Make meaningful and fulfilling contribution

The Balanced Physician program evolved over the years to fill the need for a proactive personal and practice development support for healthcare providers and their teams.

Unlike psychology or psychiatry, coaching roots in a wellness/full-potential approach. It doesn’t lead to a diagnosis, nor do coaching services need to be reported on license or hospital applications. It is about supporting physicians to play a bigger game in their practice and in their life with quick and successful results and fewer setbacks.

We challenge you to become more effective and successful in your career; we want to support you in enjoying more work-life balance and personal fulfillment. We want you to feel good about your career and its rewards. We want to support you to be your personal best and make the best out of your career and life. It's that simple.

Meet Iris Grimm

Iris Grimm is a native of (East) Germany who has been living in Atlanta , GA , since 1995. She started the Balanced Physician Program in 2003.

Iris represents a unique blend of heritage, experience and talent that is focused on assisting physicians as they deal with the challenges and opportunities of modern health care.

Raised in a family of physicians and dentists, she understands the difficulties of balancing a personal life while maintaining the dedication and hard work needed to build a thriving practice.

After the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, Iris relocated to West Germany . She graduated with a B.S. degree in business management and communication from the University of Applied Science in Mainz , Germany in 1994.

Her international work experience includes Lufthansa AG, the German American Chamber of Commerce and Nortel Networks.

While working full-time, Iris joined Coach Inc. (formerly called CoachU) in 1998 attending their personal coach training program and their corporate coach training program. In 2001 she became certified as a Coach Clinic Facilitator.

She also joined Coachville, a global community for coaches, where she is still- taking continuing education classes.

Iris is an active member of the International Coach Federation, the Georgia chapter of the National Speakers Association, and the Healthcare Services Team.

In her spare time you will find Iris hiking in the North Georgia mountains or training and competing in Schutzhund with her German Shepherd Cito.