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Whom Physicians Become Under Pressure
Healthcare leadership faces structural pressure, with lives at stake and constrained resources. Burnout, trust erosion, and blame persist, highlighting the need for values-driven leadership under stress.
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When Dialogue Becomes Data: The Empathy Gap in AI-Driven Physician Recruitment
Generative AI revolutionizes medical hiring by automating sourcing, screening, and communication, but demands ethical oversight to address risks and challenges.
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Tree in Bedrock — Our Two-Physician Marriage
Bryan and Yolanda Becker's 33-year marriage thrives on shared values, resilience, and mutual support. From their chance meeting in an ER to navigating demanding medical careers and family life, their partnership is ro...
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Toxic Followership and Leadership: The Hidden Threat to Organizational Success
This article explores toxic followership, its causes, and its negative impact on leaders and organizations, offering strategies to address manipulative behaviors and foster healthier workplace dynamics.
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The Shadow Economy of Toxic Leadership in Healthcare
Toxic leadership harms healthcare organizations, creating unreported negative outcomes. This article offers eight evidence-based strategies to measure, monitor, and reduce toxic behaviors, fostering ethical leadership...
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The ER as America’s Mirror: 37 Years on the Front Lines with Dr. Louis Profeta
Dr. Louis M. Profeta shares his journey in emergency medicine, reflections on societal challenges, writing career, and insights on physician resilience and medical education.
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Servant Leadership and the Chief Medical Officer: Ethos Made Operational
Servant leadership empowers physician executives to navigate clinical complexity and limited authority by fostering moral authority, psychological safety, and workforce engagement. It emphasizes structured listening, ...
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Resuscitating Healthcare: 80 Years of Federal Laws, Financing, and Future Forecast
This analysis traces U.S. healthcare policy from the 1798 Marine Hospital Act to today's value-based care, highlighting key laws like Medicare and Medicaid. It explores spending growth and future sustainability challe...
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Perceptions of Private Equity in Private Practice: Insights from Ophthalmology
Private equity (PE) has grown in private practice medicine, impacting ophthalmology. Interviews revealed mixed views on PE’s influence on clinical autonomy, care quality, patient costs, and operational sustainability.
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Landing the Job
The author shares her journey to becoming CMO, tackling negotiation, gender bias, and career growth, emphasizing preparation, strategy, and collaboration.
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Improving the Physician Experience to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Physician Talent — Part 3: Rethinking Physician Development and Advancing from Competence to Continuous Improvement
This article explores two phases of physician development: structured training and fragmented post-training growth. It advocates for continuous, structured programs to enhance skills, retention, and organizational ali...
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From Silence to Solutions: Building Courageous Cultures in Healthcare
This article highlights how healthcare organizations can combat the risks of silence by fostering psychological safety and courageous cultures. It outlines strategies for empowering frontline workers to share insights...
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Every Physician Is a Leader
Asha Padmanabhan, MD, shares her journey from reluctant leader to anesthesiologist, advocating for women, resilience, and physician-led growth in medical leadership.
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Building Trust, Not Power: Leading with Humility and Purpose
The author reflects on leading an Internal Medicine department, emphasizing trust, humility, and collaborative leadership to balance patient care and team well-being.
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An Unexpected Outcome: How Leadership Development May Reduce Physician Burnout
Physician burnout is a healthcare crisis often tackled with costly programs. A study found leadership development, focusing on character and collaboration, unexpectedly reduced burnout, offering new intervention insig...
