Wayne M. Sotile, PhD, Author at Grand Rounds in Urology

Wayne M. Sotile, PhD

Wayne M. Sotile, PhD, is the Founder of the Center for Physician Resilience and Sotile Center for Resilience, and of Sotile Psychological Associates, PLL and Real Talk, Inc. in Davidson, North Carolina. Dr. Sotile also serves as a Special Consultant in Behavioral Health for the Carolinas Medical Center, and as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Tulane University. Dr. Sotile is one the world’s most seasoned clinicians specializing in life coaching for physicians.

Dr. Sotile earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He then completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Sotile then completed an internship in Medical Psychology at Duke University in Durham, South Carolina.

Dr. Sotile’s solution-focused life coaching process emphasizes practical applications of evidence-based findings from the combined fields of resilience, positive psychology, marriage/family systems, and adult developmental psychology. He has been invited to perform over 9,000 guest lectures at workshops for the American Medical Association Leadership Conference, American Association of Health System Pharmacists, VHA Chief Nursing Officers Conference, the American Medical Association Alliance, the International Conference on Physician Wellness, the American Academy of Medical Administrators, and numerous meetings of medical specialty societies and hospital communities.

Talks by Wayne M. Sotile, PhD

Provider Resilience: Facts and Fictions

Wayne M. Sotile, PhD | Mar 2026

A keynote examination of provider resilience that separates evidence-based realities from common myths affecting well-being in healthcare.