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.
Strategic Perspective
Redefining Physician Leadership: A Comparative Review of Traditional and Emerging Competencies and Domains
Dani Zoorob, MD, MHA, MBA, MHI, EdM, FACOG, FACS, CPE, FACHE, Naakesh Dewan, MD, CPE, DLFAPA, FASAM, Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, CPE, FAAPL, Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
This review analyzes 51 studies and AAPL assessments to identify key physician leadership competencies, highlighting strengths in collaboration and gaps in financial acumen.
SoundPractice
AAPL Helix: Transforming Physician Leadership Development Through Innovative Technology
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), Joe LiVigni, Devin Glasgo
In this episode of SoundPractice discover AAPL Helix: A cutting-edge platform redefining physician leadership development. From AI-powered personalized learning to community integration, it is more than CME — it is a transformational ecosystem empowering healthcare leaders to shape the future of medicine.
Judgment
Building Fortitude: Evaluating a Brief Training Intervention to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
Stephen E. Hippler, MD, Laurence G. Weinzimmer, PhD
Fortitude training reduced burnout in healthcare workers. A study found increased fortitude and decreased burnout in the experimental group after 3 months.
Influence
Organizational Benefits of Capstone Projects Integrated into a Physician and APP Leadership Development Program
Warren S. Levy, MD, FACC. FAAPL (Hon), Christopher M. O’Connor, MD, MACC, FHFSA
Leadership programs for physicians and APPs, like Inova Schar's with capstone projects, show strong impacts on leadership, care quality, reputation, and financial benefits.
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.
Building Fortitude: Evaluating a Brief Training Intervention to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
Organizational Benefits of Capstone Projects Integrated into a Physician and APP Leadership Development Program
Redefining Physician Leadership: A Comparative Review of Traditional and Emerging Competencies and Domains
The HALM (Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management) Credential and New Textbook
Healthcare AI Adoption Is About People and Organizations, Not Technology
Emotional Resilience
Self-Awareness
When Service Recovery Fails
Susan Fink Childs, FACMPE
When service recovery fails, dismissing patients may be necessary. Follow strict guidelines, ensure transparency, and prioritize trust and communication.
Communication Strategies
The New Tools That Can Improve Workforce Training
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio
Companies are pouring money into AI but failing to translate that investment into workforce capability, largely because traditional training methods don’t help employees retain or apply complex skills. Extended reality—virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality—bridges this gap by letting people learn through immersive, emotionally engaging, hands-on experiences that the brain encodes like real events.
Self-Awareness
The Unfulfilled Doctor
Jordan Grumet, MD
Jordan Grumet reflects on his journey of pursuing medicine to fulfill his late father's dream, ultimately realizing he was chasing the wrong-sized purpose and finding true meaning elsewhere.
Critical Appraisal Skills
Bring Your Extended Leadership Team into Strategy Decisions
David Lancefield
When strategies don’t work, people blame the C-suite for lack of clarity or follow-through, middle managers for blocking progress, or frontline employees for not playing their part. Yet the real influence often sits with a different group entirely: the extended leadership team (ELT), the tier beneath the C-suite comprising business-unit presidents, regional CEOs, and functional heads.
Self-Awareness
Emotional Resilience
Roger Kapoor, MD, MBA
Burnout stems from chronic stress, but emotional resilience helps manage adversity, balance work-life, and prevent health issues like anxiety and depression.