Economics
The Collaboration Imperative: Why Healthcare Executives Must Unite Against an Existential Threat
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), C. Ann Jordan, JD
Healthcare organizations face billions in revenue losses from Medicare cuts, halted value-based care models, and reduced federal funding. Traditional siloed leadership cannot tackle these interconnected challenges. This white paper emphasizes the critical need for integrated CEO-CFO-physician executive collaboration, offering actionable frameworks for building collaborative leadership structures. Executive partnerships and physician leadership development drive superior outcomes, financial sustainability, and competitive advantage in a transformed healthcare landscape.
Influence
“Profiles in Success”: Certified Physician Executives Share the Value and ROI of their CPE Education
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.
Influence
Championing Physician Leadership Development: AAPL's Five-Decade Commitment Meets Healthcare's Critical Moment
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
From closing knowledge gaps in finance and AI to building emotional intelligence and peer communities, the future of healthcare demands bilingual leaders fluent in both medicine and strategy.
Performance
Transforming Medical Leadership: Formulation of an 11-Competency Physician Leadership Model for Next-Generation Healthcare Leaders
Rob Bogosian, EdD, Lindsay Gainer, MSN, RN, FACHE, Rebecca S. Lee, MD
Mass General Brigham developed an 11-competency leadership model for physician leaders, offering a validated framework to enhance leadership, navigate healthcare challenges, and drive excellence nationwide.
SoundPractice
The Hidden Costs of Generative AI: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know
Hugo Huang
Dive into the financial realities of adopting generative AI in healthcare! Join Mike Sacopulos and expert Hugo Huang for insights, strategies, and pitfalls leaders must navigate in this transformative landscape.
Influence
Championing Physician Leadership Development: AAPL’s Five-Decade Commitment Meets Healthcare’s Critical Moment
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
Healthcare's complexity — value-based care, AI, virtual care, workforce shifts—requires physicians with strong leadership. Yet many organizations rely on chance, not systematic development, to prepare leaders.
Critical Appraisal Skills
The One-Page Manager Framework for Effective Calls, Meetings, and Negotiations: A Leadership Communication Tool
John W. Richards, Jr., MD, MMM, CP
Calls, meetings, and negotiations dominate executives' workdays. Here are three tools to enhance outcomes and key skills like communication, management, innovation, and leadership.
New Book
Career Prescription Guide: A Physician's Guide for Career Transformation or Advancement
Pamela C. Sullivan, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FCUCM, PT
This guide empowers physicians to navigate career transitions with confidence, align decisions with values, prevent burnout, and achieve fulfillment.
The One-Page Manager Framework for Effective Calls, Meetings, and Negotiations: A Leadership Communication Tool
Transforming Medical Leadership: Formulation of an 11-Competency Physician Leadership Model for Next-Generation Healthcare Leaders
Championing Physician Leadership Development: AAPL’s Five-Decade Commitment Meets Healthcare’s Critical Moment
Leonardo, Dragonflies, and Observation
The Art of Suffering
Life Is More Than Living
Integrity
Case Study: How Do I Come Back After a Career Break?
Robert Chess
A marketing executive who paused his career for a decade to homeschool his neurodiverse daughter contemplates how to reenter the workforce after she leaves for college.
Technology Integration
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
Aruna Ranganathan, Xingqi Maggie Ye
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it.
Self-Awareness
Certified Physician Executive (CPE)
Pamela C. Sullivan, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FCUCM, PT
The Certified Physician Executive (CPE) by AAPL enhances leadership skills for physicians through a flexible, self-paced program, complementing MBA knowledge.
Trust and Respect
A Metaphor for a Happy Marriages?
Deborah M. Shlian, MD, MBA
Happy marriages mirror pairs figure skating: built on trust, strength, grace, communication, and resilience, they require practice, recovery, and adapting together over time.
Self-Awareness
Life Is More Than Living
Evangelyn C. Alocilja, PhD
A woman’s journey from poverty to pioneering biosystems engineering showcases faith, perseverance, and innovation, advancing global health in underserved communities.