I highly recommend DLM Coaching Consulting & Wellness LLC. Dr. Martinez helped me enormously in preparing my dossier for academic promotion. She is efficient, expert, and knowledgeable in preparing all promotion-related documents in record time!
Dr Martinez’s individualized career coaching proved immensely beneficial for me. Her support was thoughtful, practical, and tailored to my specific goals and circumstances. Having a neutral voice was invaluable, [and] now a surgical resident in one of my top choice programs.
I got my promotion! I was navigating my career into Academic Medicine and preparing for my faculty promotion. The process is extremely cumbersome. I would not have been able to complete the process successfully or effectively without the guidance and expertise of Dr. Federico-Martinez. To add, she gave me individualized coaching to expand and refine my career direction. Her service was extremely personal and thorough; she is always accessible and very responsive. It’s truly a white glove experience. Her knowledge about faculty development and the inner workings of all things academia makes her an asset to anyone looking for external, neutral, and honest 1:1 to advance their career in academic medicine. As an extremely busy clinician, utilizing DLM Coaching was the best investment I have made; much stress was lifted off my plate.
I was eligible for promotion for years, but unable to set aside the time needed to complete the process. DLM Coaching was the perfect solution. Dr. Martinez took a process that was intimidating and time-consuming and made it stress-free and enjoyable! I am so grateful for her services and proud of the promotion that came from our partnership!
Accountable, caring, professional, holistic. Working with Lu is a gift informed by her deep understanding and rich experience in faculty affairs and faculty development. She can tailor advice and suggestions to the unique facets of academic medicine faculty promotion and development, as she possesses insight into multiple aspects of the process.”
Dr. Federico-Martinez is a strong physician advocate and leader. She empowers and encourages those around her, and she provides insightful and meaningful approaches for career transformation. Highly recommend!
She naturally creates emotional security in conversations, effortlessly drilling down to core desires, aspirations, motivations, and ideology. Lu possesses a unique ability to guide you toward your goals, even if you may be uncertain of them yourself. Finding someone as impartial as her, willing to listen, help prioritize, and provide actionable steps, is exceedingly rare.
Dr. Lu Martinez has an outstanding track record of successfully guiding faculty through academic promotion, and coaching. She has extensive knowledge of the procedures, policies and culture of academic medical centers. She is an engaged listener, articulate speaker, astute advisor and highly effective advocate who is a joy to work with. I give her my highest endorsement.
