November/December 2025

Physician Leadership Journal

November/December 2025

Vol. 12, No. 6 · 12 articles

  1. To Develop Your Career, Remember to Build Your CASE!

    PLJ November/December 2025 Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, MACP, CS-F

    Effective leaders rely on advisors: role models, mentors, coaches, and sponsors, plus champions, advocates, supporters, and endorsers. Each plays a unique role.

  2. Meet your AAPL Board of Directors: Peter Paige, MD, MMM, FACEP

    PLJ November/December 2025 Peter Paige, MD, MMM, FACEP

    Meet your AAPL Board of Directors

  3. Life Imitates Art

    PLJ November/December 2025 Stuart A. Green, MD

    Faced with an emerging pandemic, public healthcare administrators are responsible for making decisions that may affect or even end the lives of millions of individuals.

  4. Reflections on Wisdom

    PLJ November/December 2025 Ronald Dwinnells, MD, MBA, CPE

    A healthcare CEO shares 10 leadership principles from 40 years of experience, emphasizing passion, patience, accountability, self-care, and creative thinking.

  5. Physician Leadership Development: A Comparative Study of Two Approaches

    PLJ November/December 2025 Mark Hertling, DBA, Kim Smith-Jentsch, PhD

    This article introduces and describes a comparative study of two approaches to physician leadership development conducted during a research program in collaboration with a major healthcare organization.

  6. How to Conduct At-Home Financial Tests — Part 2

    PLJ November/December 2025 Enpo Tu, CFP, CHFC, CLU, CAP, RICP, MSFS, Kaylin Dillon, CFP

    This article likens financial health to personal health, offering tips to identify early financial issues and strategies to improve outcomes, like a check-up.

  7. The Lifecycle of Physician Leadership: A Focus on Attributes and Career Development

    PLJ November/December 2025 Mustafa Naveed, DO, Nikhil Sood, MD, Anne M. Laverty, MD, Marie Rhoads, MS3, Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, CPE, FAAPL

    This article examines physician leadership development across early, mid, and late career stages, highlighting mentoring, education, and institutional support to drive innovation and improve healthcare outcomes.

  8. The Evolution of the Chief Medical Officer: From Byzantine Archiatros to Modern Chief Physician Executive

    PLJ November/December 2025 Mark D. Olszyk, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP, FACHE

    The article traces the CMO's evolution from clinical overseer to strategic leader, highlighting milestones like medical guilds and data-driven, patient-centered care.

  9. Applying Cross-Functional Team Methodology in Healthcare: Critical Considerations from Lived Experience

    PLJ November/December 2025 Stuart L. Douglas, MD, MScQIPS, FRCPC, Christine Majer, RPN, Ben McIsaac, BSc, MSc, MGH, Fissan Lau, RN, BScN, MN, PMP

    Cross-functional teams in healthcare address complex challenges, but guidance for physician leaders is limited. This article offers practical insights for success.

  10. Physicians Can Play a Role in the Safety of Patients Considering Treatments Abroad

    PLJ November/December 2025 Susan Kreimer

    The article examines medical tourism's growth, highlighting primary care's role in ensuring safety, coordinating care, evaluating providers, and managing follow-up.

  11. Navigating the Physician Journey Across the Domains of Health Policy: Learning, Contributing, and Leading

    PLJ November/December 2025 Derek Baughman, MD, MS, Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, Sydney Doe, MD, Rafay Nasir, MD, Raymond P. Lorenzoni, III, MD

    High U.S. healthcare costs persist with poor outcomes; physicians must lead in policy, research, operations, and advocacy for systemic, patient-focused reform.

  12. Absorbing the Unexpected and Unwanted as Leaders

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

    Physician leadership centers on purpose, ethics, and resilience, navigating unexpected events to foster personal growth and positively impact others and organizations.