Bio

Jen Barna MD is a board-certified practicing radiologist, and founder and CEO of DocWorking, a company that helps physicians and other healthcare professionals maximize meaning and purpose in life both in and out of work, by combining expert coaching, peer support communities, and highly interactive courses that have maximum impact using minimal time. By providing ongoing support to physicians, advanced practitioners and healthcare teams via DocWorking programs, healthcare organizations improve recruitment and retention, thereby improving patient care while decreasing the high costs of employee turnover. Dr. Barna is also the co-host of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, now ranked on multiple lists as a top physician podcast. Jen is passionate about bringing expert coaching, community and onboarding support to physicians and other healthcare professionals because of her own personal experience. Working with professional coaches is known to improve both personal and professional fulfillment, and is widely used by elite athletes, acclaimed actors and top executives, to huge advantage. DocWorking delivers comprehensive solutions to combat and prevent burnout. DocWorking makes professional coaching by experts who specialize in working with physicians widely accessible to doctors and the entire healthcare team, on the principle that the time has come to prioritize the health and well-being of healthcare professionals. Jen sees ongoing coaching with an experienced team as a tool for continuous improvement and personal growth, and sees coaching for physicians and other healthcare professionals as having the potential to transform lives, increase fulfillment, decrease burnout, and ultimately to improve patient care. She earned her medical degree and completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine, a masters degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, and her undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University in New York. Her business experience includes several startups, including Qelse (https://www.etsy.com/shop/Qelse?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1008026384&page=2#items) an e-commerce boutique that creates designer walker/wheelchair mobility bags, stroller bags and caddies.