March/April 2023

Physician Leadership Journal

March/April 2023

Vol. 10, No. 2 · 12 articles

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  1. “Jake Leg” and a Modern Tragedy of the Marketplace

    PLJ March/April 2023 Thomas L. Higgins MD, MBA, FACP, FAAPL

    Well-intentioned but ultimately misguided actions over recent decades have contributed to today’s opioid epidemic.

  2. Top Challenges Facing Healthcare: Back to Basics

    PLJ March/April 2023 Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, CPE, FAAPL

    As we embark on another new year, a common question asked in many of these circles is, “What are the most important challenges facing healthcare?”

  3. The CMO: Calling, Listening, Learning, Teaching

    PLJ March/April 2023 Mark D. Olszyk, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP, FACHE

    I am often asked what is required to be a CMO. There isn’t a recipe or an algorithm. In fact, that shouldn’t even be the question. The real concern should be what it takes to be a great CMO.

  4. Right-Side, Left-Side, Bi-Directional — Which Is Best?

    PLJ March/April 2023 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)

    Leadership is markedly different from medical practice, and there remains a paucity of exposure to leadership skill development for physicians.

  5. Promoting a Model for Excellence

    PLJ March/April 2023 Elizabeth J. Warner, MD, FACP, CPE

    Meet Elizabeth J. Warner, MD, FACP, CPE, a practitioner of operational excellence in healthcare settings for more than 20 years.

  6. Now That You Have Retired — What’s Next?

    PLJ March/April 2023 Neil Baum, MD, David F. Mobley, MD

    As you embark upon this new phase of life, you are likely activating plan A. But as we all know, sometimes things don’t always go as planned. So, Plan B and maybe even plan C need to be considered in case unforeseen e...

  7. Nothing Great About Physician Resignation Trends

    PLJ March/April 2023 Lola Butcher

    The good news is that as effective strategies to reduce burnout and job dissatisfaction are emerging, organizations can improve physicians’ work lives and improve retention.

  8. International Medical Corps’ Approach to Solving COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    PLJ March/April 2023 Zawar Ali, MD, MSc, Shiromi M. Perera

    Vaccine hesitancy has long been an obstacle to achieving equitable vaccine coverage. But global efforts to address it are relatively recent.

  9. How Can Physicians Enhance Their Leadership Skills Through Personality Assessment?

    PLJ March/April 2023 AAPL Editorial Team

    Enhance your leadership skills with the CPI 260© Assessment developed by The Myers Briggs Co.

  10. Balancing Your Personal and Professional Lives

    PLJ March/April 2023 AAPL Editorial Team

    Balance your work and personal lives with these 23 tips.

  11. Applying Leadership Models to Clinical Teaching

    PLJ March/April 2023 Arnyce R. Pock, MD, MHPE, MACP, Louis N. Pangaro, MD, MACP

    A variety of leadership paradigms can be applied to teaching in the clinical setting.

  12. A Novel Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents

    PLJ March/April 2023 Daniel Golden, MD, MA, Danielle Haussner, MD, Mary-Kate Gorlick, MD, Amos J. Shemesh, MD, Shivani Chopra, MD, Brady Rippon, MS, Thomas L. Bennett, MD, Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, CPE, FACPE, Manish Garg, MD, CPE, Brenna M. Farmer, MD, MBA, Matthew E. McCarty, MD

    A novel residency-focused QI curriculum was implemented to help emergency medicine residents develop foundational skills in QI and to translate these skills into practical projects that span multiple disciplines.