https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles The AAPL Weekly is an AAPL member benefit. en-us 2026-10-07 Wed Oct 07 2026 16:11:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Copyright 2002, American Association for Physician Leadership journal@physicianleaders.org (Jennifer Weiss) dbarrar@physicianleaders.org (Dave Barrar) https://www.physicianleaders.org/img/AAPL-Weekly-Header-image.png https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles 600 245 https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles/healing-from-the-inside-out-how-medicine-must-learn-to-share-its-power Dr. Rana Awdish shares her transformative journey from patient to physician leader, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability, communication, and collaborative healing in medicine. Oct 7, 2026 Oct 7, 2026 Rana Awdish, MD basicArticle https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles/research-how-curveball-questions-can-surface-the-insight-youre-looking-for Traditional "tough" questions often elicit polished talking points rather than candid answers. A more revealing approach is the curveball: a question that is closely tied to what someone has said but difficult to anticipate. Oct 6, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 Nandil Bhatia | Wei Cai | Sameer B. Srivastava basicArticle https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles/medical-staff-governance-and-leadership This article discusses hospital medical staff structures, emphasizing self-regulation, credentialing, privileging, and quality assurance. It explores peer review processes like FPPE/OPPE, professionalism policies, and disciplinary actions to ensure patient safety and physician competency. Oct 5, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 Douglas A. Koekkoek, MD basicArticle https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles/to-adopt-ai-at-scale-employees-need-to-trust-agents Trust is a central obstacle to realizing the potential of AI agents at work. Employees are unlikely to give agents meaningful autonomy if they are uncertain about their reliability, intentions, or ability to act safely. Oct 4, 2026 Oct 4, 2026 Thomas McKinlay | Stefano Puntoni | Serkan Saka basicArticle https://www.physicianleaders.org/articles/a-ny-hospital-tried-to-close-its-birthing-center-this-city-united-to-fight-back When Trinity Health planned to close Troy's last birthing center, the community united across political and social lines to save it. Residents, officials, and advocates rallied against corporate healthcare priorities, ensuring access to critical maternal services. Oct 2, 2026 Oct 2, 2026 Noam N. Levey basicArticle