Tyra Fainstad, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine

Professional Titles

• The term “visiting” is applied to all new faculty assigned a higher rank at the time of their recruitment and is not indicative of the provider's permanent status as a CU Doctor. The descriptor is removed once they have been formally reviewed by the University’s promotion committee.

Recognition & Awards

• Mary O'Flaherty Horn Award, Society of General Internal Medicine (2020)
  3-year career development award for clinician-educators. The Horn Award offers a junior clinician-educator funding to promote their academic career, while maintaining a healthy balance between personal and professional responsibilities by providing the scholar with a flexible schedule and protected time to engage in meaningful career development and scholarly activities.
• Clinician Teaching Champion, University of Washington - Department of Medicine (2017)
• Expert Teaching Track: “Stern Award”, University of Washington (2016)
  Honors and supports scholarship in medical education in internal medicine.
• Tina Juul-Dam Primary Care Award, University of Washington Internal Medicine Program (2014)
  Recognizes dedication to primary care internal medicine and patient care.
• Gold Headed Cane Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2011)
  Outstanding Student Clinician in the Colorado School of Medicine

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Mann A, Shah AN, Thibodeau PS, Dyrbye L, Syed A, Woodward MA, Thurmon K, Jones CD, Dunbar KS, Fainstad T. Online Well-Being Group Coaching Program for Women Physician Trainees: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2335541. PubMed PMID: 37792378
• McClintock AH, Fainstad T, Blau K, Jauregui J. Psychological safety in medical education: A scoping review and synthesis of the literature. Med Teach. 2023 Nov;45(11):1290-1299. PubMed PMID: 37266963
• Awadallah NS, Jones TS, Christian N, Fainstad T, Nyquist J, Schreiber J, Fung CC, Rumack CM, Nehler M, Jaiswal KR. Proactive Coaching in General Surgery Internship: Incorporating Well-being Practices into Resident Professional Life. J Surg Educ. 2023 Feb;80(2):177-184. PubMed PMID: 36244927
• Fainstad T, Heilman A, Shah P, et al. Discrimination-based trauma as a risk factor for burnout among women trainees in medicine. J Urol. 2023;209 (Supplement 4). doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000003360.06
• Fainstad T, Syed A, Shah Thibodeau P, et al. Better Together: A Novel Online Physician Group Coaching Program to Reduce Burnout in Trainees: A Longitudinal Analysis. Acad Med. 2023;98(11S):S201
• Awadallah NS, Jones TS, Christian N, Fainstad T, Nyquist J, Schreiber J, Fung CC, Rumack CM, Nehler M, Jaiswal KR. Proactive Coaching in General Surgery Internship: Incorporating Well-being Practices into Resident Professional Life. J Surg Educ. 2022 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36244927
• Mann A*, Fainstad T*, Shah P, Dieujuste N, Thurmon K, Dunbar K, Jones C. "We're all going through it": impact of an online group coaching program for medical trainees: a qualitative analysis. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Sep 13;22(1):675. PubMed PMID: 36100880
• McClintock AH, Fainstad TL, Jauregui J. Clinician Teacher as Leader: Creating Psychological Safety in the Clinical Learning Environment for Medical Students. Acad Med. 2022 Nov 1;97(11S):S46-S53. PubMed PMID: 35947474
• McClintock AH, Fainstad T. Growth, Engagement, and Belonging in the Clinical Learning Environment: the Role of Psychological Safety and the Work Ahead. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jul;37(9):2291-2296. PubMed PMID: 35710656
• Fainstad T, Mann A, Suresh K, Shah P, Dieujuste N, Thurmon K, Jones CD. Effect of a Novel Online Group-Coaching Program to Reduce Burnout in Female Resident Physicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2210752. PubMed PMID: 35522281
• Fainstad T, Warde C, Levine R. Promoting Scholarship, Advocacy, and Creativity in the Balance of Work, Family, and Social Responsibility. SGIMForum. March 2022.
• Mann, AM*; Fainstad, T*; Shah, P; Dieujuste, N; Jones, CD. “It’s Nice to Know I’m Not Alone”: The Impact of an Online Life Coaching Program on Wellness in Graduate Medical Education: A Qualitative Analysis. Acad Med 97(11S):p S166, November 2022.
• Fainstad TL, McClintock AH, Yarris LM. Bias in assessment: name, reframe, and check in. Clin Teach. 2021 Oct;18(5):449-453. PubMed PMID: 33787001
• Awadallah NS, Czaja AS, Fainstad T, McNulty MC, Jaiswal KR, Jones TS, Rumack CM. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family medicine residency training. Fam Pract. 2021 Aug 27;38(Suppl 1):i9-i15. PubMed PMID: 34448487
• McClintock AH, Fainstad TL, Jauregui J. Creating Psychological Safety in the Learning Environment: Straightforward Answers to a Longstanding Challenge. Acad Med. 2021 Nov 1;96(11S):S208-S209. PubMed PMID: 34705709
• McClintock AH, Fainstad T, Jauregui J, Yarris LM. Countering Bias in Assessment. J Grad Med Educ. 2021 Oct;13(5):725-726. PubMed PMID: 34721804
• Awadallah, NS, Czaja AS, Fainstad, T et al. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Medicine Residency Training. Accepted at the Journal of Family Practice 1/2021.
• Fainstad, T. "Imposter Syndrome" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Jan 2021. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Approval Addiction" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Jan 2021. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Task Confidence vs. Self Confidence" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Jan 2021. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Transitions" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Jan 2021. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad T, Ebel B. Faculty remediation coaching: Invest time to build trust. Med Educ. 2020 May;54(5):478-479. PubMed PMID: 32237076
• Fainstad T, Jain K. Chapter 48: Approach to Transgender Health. In: Mookherjee S, Beste LA, Klein JW, Wright J, eds. Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine: Scripts for Clinical Teaching. 1st ed. Springer; 2020.
• Sun L, Fainstad T, Knight C. Chapter 3: Anti-rejection medication therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. In Wong CJ, (Ed.) Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. 1st ed. Springer; 2020.
• Fainstad T (2020) “Feedback Part 1: Encourage a Growth Mindset in your Learner”. The Anesthesia Toolbox. OHSU, June 2020. https://toolboxlms.collectedmed.com/
• Fainstad, T; McClintock A, Anawalt, B. Residents Value Frequent and Structured Feedback from Attendings who Have Observed Multiple Episodes of Care. Abstract: Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020; 35(1): 256-257.
• Fainstad T, Ebel B. “Faculty Coaching to Improve Teaching Skills: Transforming Anxiety into Competence through Trust and Practice.” National SGIM Conference, Innovations in Medical Education. Birmingham, AL. May 7, 2020. (conference canceled).
• Fainstad T, Garrison, M; Anawalt, B. “Residents value frequent and structured feedback from attendings who have observed multiple episodes of care” National SGIM Conference, Scientific Abstract. Birmingham, AL. May 7, 2020. (conference canceled)
• Mann, A, Fainstad, T. Better Together Physician Coaching. Wordpress. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/ Published 29 Nov 2020. Accessed 2 Jan 2020.
• Mann, A., Fainstad, T. "Introduction to the Coaching Model" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Commitment" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Emotional Health" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Enough" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "The Impossible Goal" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "The Growth Mindset" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 29 Nov 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• Fainstad, T. "Assessment Bias" Better Together Physician Coaching, video uploaded by Wordpress, 31 Dec 2020. https://bettertogetherphysiciancoaching.com/
• McClintock AH, Fainstad T "Growth, Engagement, and Belonging in the Clinical Learning Environment: The Role of Psychological Safety and the Work Ahead." J Gen Int Med. Accepted for Publication 12/2021.
• Fainstad, T, Mann AM, Suresh, K, Shah, P, Dieujuste, N, Jones, CJ. "Better Together: A Novel Online Physician Group-Coaching Program To Reduce Burnout In Trainees: A Randomized Controlled Trial" Submitted to JAMA Nov, 2021.
• McClintock AH, Fainstad T, Jauregui J. “Clinician teacher as leader: Creating psychological safety in the clinical learning environment” Acad Med. Research in Medical Education Paper 2022 RIME supplement. Submitted 12/2021.

Professional Memberships

• Society of General Internal Medicine, Member