Several events this week inspired me to think about preparing to be a better physician leader. A colleague reminded me about the upcoming Spring Institute an [...]
After making a commitment to write consistently at Vital Physician Executive, I quickly learned that writing regularly can be a daunting task. From topic sel [...]
The Chief Operating Officer and I were meeting one day, and the Director of the Laboratory was asked to join us to discuss a staff challenge she had been hav [...]
I recently read the book Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, by Jenny Blake. It presented a model for career transformation that can be appli [...]
In the 1950’s, one-third of hospitals were run by a physician leader. By 1982, less than 3% were physician-led. That number is running about 6% now. And the [...]
Looking back, I may not have taken the most obvious route to becoming Chief Medical Officer. But the journey was fairly sequential. And there were several r [...]