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September 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic shapes our new normal, telehealth and locum tenens work are redefining healthcare — how it’s delivered and what that means for Americans.

As healthcare’s predominant and most influential clinical leaders for the industry, physicians have a unique opportunity to be even more influential in creating and maintaining fresher approaches in healthcare.

As our country continues to become more diverse, healthcare organizations should adopt developmental mentorship and other diversity initiatives to increase racial and ethnic minority representation in leadership roles.

Being a great physician is not sufficient for leadership success. This is the first in a series of articles that explore derailment — a leader’s undoing — and how to prevent it.

This brief article examines how physician leaders can build and project appropriate organizational resilience during a time of confusion and chaos — such as that surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

In challenging times, leaders must pause, reflect, try to make sense of confusing and potentially contradictory information, and share their observations with others. As physicians, we use our education and training to consider objective data, facts,...

Guidance for becoming a more effective physician leader by being more self-aware and coachable.

September 7, 2020

In recent years it has become common for people belonging to multiple generations to work side by side. But whether a multigenerational workplace feels happy and productive or challenging and stressful is, in large part, up to you: the boss.

This article examines the responsibilities of new C-suite leaders and potential benefits to burned-out physicians.

July 30, 2020

In short, be kind toward yourself. Be compassionate toward yourself. Give yourself a break. Finally, reflect upon what you have accomplished, who you have comforted, who you have encouraged, and who you have wrapped with a blanket of psychological sa...

July 20, 2020

Through stewardship, we physicians have the power to ensure the future and integrity of our profession. We do this by accepting the responsibility to not only provide the very best care to patients now, but also to carry our experiences forward to te...

July 10, 2020

Practicing mindfulness and meditation in any situation, whether routine or occasionally, can help keep our thoughts tamed. In times of uncertainty and stress, quieting the mind helps us cope and, in turn, as we become calmer and accepting, we help o...

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The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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