May/June 2025

Physician Leadership Journal

May/June 2025

Vol. 12, No. 3 · 15 articles

  1. The Three Stages of Physicians’ Careers

    PLJ May/June 2025 Marc Kahn, MD, MBA, Neil Baum, MD

    Time, energy, and money are key to a productive life and career. Understanding career stages and managing them well can reduce anxiety and prevent burnout.

  2. The Benefits of Facing Mortality

    PLJ May/June 2025 Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL

    Embracing mortality can motivate a purposeful, fulfilling life, prioritizing meaningful activities, deep relationships, and passions, enhancing clarity and focus.

  3. Creating a Core Beliefs Statement: 25 Guiding Truths for Your Employees

    PLJ May/June 2025 Laura Hills, DA

    Core beliefs statements emphasize an organization's core values, realign negative employee values, and create a positive work culture focused on daily actions.

  4. The Ongoing Need for Physician Leaders

    PLJ May/June 2025 Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, Tom Rossi

    Tom Rossi discusses the growing interest in physician leadership, necessary preparation, effective leadership development programs, challenges faced by rural hospitals, and strategies for enhancing leadership skills.

  5. Prevalence and Incidence of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct

    PLJ May/June 2025 Matthew J. Mazurek, MD, MHA, CPE, FACHE, FASA, FAAPL

    Sexual misconduct is underreported, yet data shows a high prevalence, especially among women. In healthcare, nurses and female medical students face significant harassment, with many incidents going unreported due to ...

  6. Part Time, Full Reward: Reasons to Consider Cutting Back Your Hours

    PLJ May/June 2025 Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH

    The article discusses the rising trend of part-time work among physicians, highlighting benefits like work-life balance and reduced burnout, while dispelling myths about career commitment and income.

  7. Public Speaking: Managing Challenging People and Situations

    PLJ May/June 2025 Neil Baum, MD, Leonarda Boughton

    Public speakers often face disruptive audience members, causing anxiety for all. Handling disruptions skillfully is crucial to maintaining comfort and professionalism.

  8. Health Information Technology Landscape

    PLJ May/June 2025 Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAPL, FAAFP, CPE

    Over 25 years, EHRs have become integral in healthcare, enhancing access to medical information but also posing challenges. Leaders must innovate to improve care quality.

  9. Exploring the Other Side of the Bathtub

    PLJ May/June 2025 Ronald Dwinnells, MD, MBA, CPE

    This article explores leadership's complexities, emphasizing learning from failures (FAME), thinking creatively, and pushing beyond comfort zones for success and inspiration.

  10. Physician Generation Next

    PLJ May/June 2025 Grace E. Terrell, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, FACPE

    Physicians are enhancing U.S. healthcare by redesigning care access, payment, and delivery, aiming for operational excellence and setting high expectations for future leaders.

  11. Navigating Healthcare in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Chief Medical Officers

    PLJ May/June 2025 Mark D. Olszyk, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP, FACHE

    AI is transforming healthcare, and CMOs must focus on how it can enhance clinical practice, patient care, and efficiency while ensuring benefits for all stakeholders.

  12. Mapping Marginal Gains: A GIS Approach to Enhancing Trauma Service Accessibility Across Communities

    PLJ May/June 2025 Patrick Bright, MA, Joshua T. Fergen, PhD, Peter M. Nalin, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAFP

    Marginal gains analysis using GIS examines trauma center distribution's impact on trauma care access. It helps in strategic planning and addressing care inequities.

  13. Using DiSC Personality Tests to Develop Leadership Skills in Internal Medicine Residents

    PLJ May/June 2025 Naeha Pathak, BS, Claire Price, MD, MBA, Christina M. Cruz, MD, Matthew A. Weissman, MD, MBA

    A curriculum using the DiSC® personality test helped medicine residents understand their personalities and leadership styles, improving communication and confidence in leadership skills.

  14. Physician Leadership Is a Global Phenomenon

    PLJ May/June 2025 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)

    The medical profession is undergoing major changes in science and technology, but also in patient interactions and expectations of society. Global differences offer opportunities to improve the industry via physician ...

  15. Dealing with Distressed Physicians: What Leaders Need to Know

    PLJ May/June 2025 Lola Butcher

    Leaders often overlook issues from distressed physicians. This article discusses recognizing problem behaviors, assessing the situation, and effectively intervening to motivate change.