American Association for Physician Leadership

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September 26, 2022

Healthcare has become extraordinarily complex — the balance of quality against cost, and of technology against humanity, are placing ever-increasing demands on clinicians. These challenges require extraordinary leaders.

September 23, 2022

Physician leaders, with their deep clinical understanding and desire to provide the best care for patients, are well-placed to help bring about the redesign of care that is the bedrock of health reform.

Physician leaders Peter Angood and Jay Bhatt have successfully navigated significant career transitions, from clinical care to executive leadership. Mike Sacopulos, the host of the SoundPractice podcast, interviewed Dr. Angood and Dr. Bhatt on stra...

As leaders, physicians must continue to lead through and manage the transitions and transformations required to improve the complex healthcare industry.

Physician leader Dr. Matthew Mazurek offers insight on how to address unprofessional physician behavior.

September 2, 2022

Dr. Rattray is the author of the book When All Becomes New: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Love, and Loss. Written with powerful, compassionate insight, the book reveals the joys of triumph and the harrowing experiences in caring for critically ill ba...

August 23, 2022

In a series of studies over the past decade, colleagues and I have sought to identify off-the-job behaviors that foretell an executive’s propensity for ethical lapses. Through this work we have pinpointed two traits—materialism and an inclination tow...

August 18, 2022

In this episode of SoundPractice, Mike Sacopulos and Michael Walls, DO, MPH, discuss the rich history and mission of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) – and how the organization works to prepare, train, and embolden medical students to ...

August 10, 2022

The goal of this article is to raise awareness of a historical fact: The business environment undergoes a major shift every decade or two. Each one creates new business opportunities and requires changes in leadership approaches.

Mike Sacopulos, host of the SoundPractice podcast, interviewed physician leaders Dr. Peter Angood and Dr. Jay Bhatt on strategies for career transitions.

August 2, 2022

Business operations are becoming more complex and tech-centered; workforce diversity is growing; and firms face greater public scrutiny than ever before. Those conditions call for leaders who are adept communicators, relationship builders, and people...

August 1, 2022

At the age of 39, I was officially a cardiologist. I had done it! Only 5% of cardiologists were women, and I was proud to count myself among them.

For over 45 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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