Tyra Fainstad MD

Tyra Fainstad is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado where she is a primary care doctor and resident clinic director for Internal Medicine trainees. She has a scholarship interest in learner-centered feedback, assessment bias, and psychologically safe educational environments. She is also a certified professional coach and co-director of an online group coaching program called Better Together Physician Coaching. She is a recovering approval addict, on a never-ending path to self-awareness. Her purpose now is to create space for change through helping doctors and trainees access inner validation rather than relying on external praise.