If you are applying to a role within your own organization, how can you stand out from the competition?

Addressing a problem that is rarely discussed in the patient care context, author Dr. Joan Naidorf describes the four types of difficult patients, and introduces simple, actionable tools that every physician, nurse, and care-provider can use to chang...

This article provides a brief history of early Greek medicine and discusses how those early physicians have impacted modern medicine and presents lessons we can learn today from those giants whose shoulders we stand upon.

Top performers — smooth-running, efficient medical practices that consistently produce well above average profitability — almost always present a noticable kind of ambiance to patients and visitors.

Windows are gateways to the human mind, and looking through them is a time-honored exercise in reflection and introspection.

The American Association for Physician Leadership recently named Stephanie Duggan, MD, CPE, FACEP, FAAPL, as chair of its board of directors.

During a crisis, it’s sometimes hard to pause. There is a natural predisposition to act—to want to help, to jump in and do everything one can. But it’s important to remember that we may end up doing more harm than good if we act too quickly, without ...

The authors engaged in an innovative endeavor at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, to improve connections among hospitalists.

In this issue of Physician Leadership Journal, we get a taste of how experienced physician leaders inspire, persuade, and influence team performance to achieve operational and cultural transformation.

It is important that physician leaders understand the potential of high-reliability organization (HRO) principles and practices to serve as the framework for organizational improvement and sustained high performance.

A framework for starting a new leadership position on the right foot.

Author and physician leadership trainer Karen Nichols shares her thoughts on the development of physician leaders from the perspective of business leadership.