Welcome to the fall edition of the Physician Leadership Institute quarterly newsletter. WittKieffer's PLI offers tailored executive development led by our team of experienced physician leaders and leadership coaches, customized to the specific needs of hospitals and health systems. Once a quarter, the Physician Leadership Institute newsletter will provide thought leadership, podcasts, and the latest insights on physician leader development – for physician leaders and their executive peers. 

As healthcare becomes more complex, physician leaders must gain an appreciation of operational excellence, with a focus on creating systems where people can thrive and patients receive outstanding care. After all, "Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets."

ICYMI from our past newsletters:

An Essential Leadership Vehicle: Your Relational Lens

Empathy in Physician Leadership: Current Insights and Strategies

Grace, Space, and Pace: The New Physician Leadership Mindset

 

Recent Podcasts from Our Accelerating Physician Leader Impact Series

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, Chair of Surgery, UCSF Health

Julian Kim, MD, President, Prisma Health Cancer Institute

Raj Chand, MD, President, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Justin Dimick, MD, Chair of Surgery, University of Michigan

Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD, MHCM, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Akron Children's

 

Other Podcasts with Physician Leaders

Kate Goodrich, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Humana

Richard Freeman, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, WellStar

Bill Wertheim, MD, EVP for Health Sciences, Stony Brook Medicine

Sanjeeb Khauta, MD, Chief Physician Executive, Endeavor Health

Alda Mizaku, MD, Chief Digital and AI Officer, Children's National

Greg Postel, MD, EVP and Dean, and Cory Shaw, CEO, UC Health: Episode 1, Episode 2

Susan Huang, MD, Chief Physician Executive, Providence

Brian Erling, MD, MBA, CEO, Renown Health

Patrick Carroll, MD, CMO, Hims & Hers

 

Out and About

Our PLI team was honored to host special career events at the annual gatherings of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL). We'll be in attendance this fall at the Women in Medicine Summit, the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE) Summit, the Joint Commission Innovation Seminar, the ABQAURP Annual Conference, and the AAMC Annual Meeting.  

WittKieffer's Physician Leadership Institute helps participating physician leaders deepen their self-awareness and provides them with the tools to meaningfully advance as leaders. Our offerings include:

Physician Accelerator: Beginning with a comprehensive leadership assessment, this solution pairs a physician leader with dyad coaching from an experienced physician mentor and an executive leadership coach.

Physician Mini-LAB: Ideal for 3-7 leaders, this approach builds on the Physician Accelerator with regular small group (Leadership Circle) meetings for peer support and facilitated discussion, with an optional skill-building workshop (forums).

Leadership LAB: The most comprehensive offering, this program integrates workshops (forums) with Leadership Circles and Dyad coaching, making it ideal for 8-20 leaders. Physicians experience Learning Agility Breakthroughs (LABs) through an experiential approach that allows them to experiment, receive feedback, collect data, and refine skills in a supportive environment that emphasizes discovery. The LAB experience equips clinicians with the tools and confidence to lead effectively, manage teams, and improve patient care outcomes.

The Physician Leadership Institute equips physicians with the skills and insights needed to excel in leadership roles, ultimately driving positive change and growth to build sustainable healthcare organizations.

The Physician Leadership Institute team includes:

Leadership Coaches

Raj Ramachandran, Ed.D., Senior Partner and Co-Executive Director, Physician Leadership Institute
Christy Pearson, Ph.D., Senior Consultant
Alok Sawhney, Psy.D., Principal
Susan M. Snyder, Executive Partner

Healthcare Mentors

Michael R. Anderson, M.D., M.B.A., Principal and Co-Executive Director, Physician Leadership Institute
Richard Nesto, M.D., Physician Executive Consultant
Valerie Weber, M.D., FACP, Principal

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