The Vanguard Group within AAPL is for a special community of seasoned physician leaders. The knowledge, experience and leadership insights represented by those physicians in the Vanguard Group are unparalleled in healthcare. The twice-per-year face-to-face meetings are a unique opportunity to share, learn and network with peers of like-minded purpose, idealism, and drive to create positive change in our industry. The general objectives for these meetings are:

• Panel discussion on a variety of challenging topic areas within healthcare for physician leaders.

• Sharing of opinions on the options for how physician leaders might address the topic areas in a neutral, non-threatening community environment.

• Robust networking opportunities within the Vanguard Group as well as with the general AAPL constituency

• Engagement of Vanguard Group on initiatives related to thought leadership and influence in healthcare.