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1 National Center for Healthcare Leadership Physician Leadership Development Programs: Best Practices in Healthcare Organizations Physician Leadership Development Programs: Best Practices in Healthcare Organizations 2014 Copyright National Center for Healthcare Leadership National Center FOR Healthcare Leadership . Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .. 3. I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN Leadership DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS .. 6. II. PHYSICIAN Leadership MATTERS .. 14. III. DEVELOPING PHYSICIAN LEADERS .. 18. Action Learning .. 22. Mini Action Learning Projects.

2 22. Enterprise and Capstone Projects .. 23. SECTION IV. PHYSICIAN Leadership DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SURVEY RESULTS .. 25. VI. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS .. 33. APPENDIX A. PHYSICIAN Leadership DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SURVEY 34. APPENDIX B. PHYSICIAN Leadership DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS .. 36. Associations and Medical 36. Consultants and Vendors .. 38. 40. APPENDIX C. PHYSICIAN Leadership DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL 43. REFERENCES .. 44. Physician Leadership Development Programs: Best Practices in Healthcare Organizations National Center FOR Healthcare Leadership . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) extends its appreciation to members of the 2013 Physician Leadership Development Council for their role in designing the Physician Leadership Development (PLD) Program Survey as well as their participation on calls in the development of this white paper.

3 NCHL Physician Leadership Development Council Members Joseph Cabral, Council Debbie Gentry Kurt Olson Chairman Sentara Healthcare Rush University Medical North Shore-LIJ Health Center System Laurie Jensen Henry Ford Health System Judy Schueler Raj Behal, MD University of Pennsylvania Rush University Medical Cynthia Kelly Health System Center North Shore-LIJ Health System Cathy Smith Jane Binger, EdD Henry Ford Health System Sutter Health Amy Martinez Cone Health Dave Woolwine Mary Jo Cagle, MD Sentara Healthcare Cone Health NCHL also expresses its sincere appreciation to the following individuals who shared their perspectives and experiences to inform the white paper.

4 Marwan Abouljoud, MD John Combes, MD Kathy Oswald Henry Ford Health System American Hospital Henry Ford Health System Association Patti Adelman Craig Reickert, MD. North Shore-LIJ Health Sue Gotelli Henry Ford Health System System Sutter Health Larry Smith, MD. Elisa Arespacochaga Steven Kalkanis, MD North Shore LIJ Health American Hospital Henry Ford Health System System Association Barbara Keber, MD James Stoller, MD. Debbie Carey North Shore-LIJ Health Cleveland Clinic Advocate Health Care System Terry Gilliland, MD Linda Kirschenbaum, MD. Sentara Healthcare North Shore-LIJ Health System And a special thank you to Christina Jack, whose Leadership made the PLD survey and this white paper possible.

5 Physician Leadership Development Programs: Best Practices in Healthcare Organizations 3. National Center FOR Healthcare Leadership . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. In 2013, the National Center for Healthcare Leadership 's (NCHL) Physician Leadership Development (PLD) Council focused its efforts on deepening its understanding of current hospital and Healthcare system internal PLD programs. Many of these organizations have already agreed that it is important to: Equip current and future physician leaders with the skills, experiences, insights and connections required to effectively manage and lead to achieve the organization's strategic vision in a challenging Healthcare environment and advance the health of their communities.

6 The intent of this paper is to inform administrative and physician leaders as they make plans for the future; this paper will hopefully challenge their thinking about best practices and effective elements of how to develop physician leaders for future roles in the organization. Recommendations for Implementing Effective Physician Leadership The American Hospital Association's Physician Leadership Development Programs Forum's recently presented the rationale for securing 1. Ensure organization's executive leaders strong and effective physician Leadership development as actively support the PLD program they are called upon to bring their expertise to bear on 2.

7 Directly link PLD program with the management of the clinical enterprise in its January organization's strategic priorities 2014 white paper, Physician Leadership Education. 1 3. Use the PLD program to build and expand physician and inter-professional To this end, the PLD Council of NCHL developed a survey relationships that was sent to selective group of hospitals and health 4. Align and integrate, PLD program with systems that were identified as employing physician existing learning and Leadership programs Leadership development within their organizations. 25 5. Hold ongoing conversations with existing hospitals or Healthcare systems responded.

8 And emerging physician leaders 6. Design curriculum to support organization's desired NCHL's PLD Program survey found that PLD participant competencies/capabilities size averaged 30 physicians per year, with the range 7. Use both internal and external faculty between 12 to 100 physicians. Most of the organizations 8. Employ effective learning methods reported programs that run between six to 12 months; 9. Provide coaching, mentoring and other however, four organizations reported programs that were support when possible 24 or more months in length. Overall it was found that 10.

9 Evaluate and refine the program using PLD programs are still evolving and much variation exists, metrics tied to the organizational in part reflecting the size and type of the organization, the performance organizational strategic goals, and the resources available to support PLD programs. Although there is great variability in programs, NCHL's Physician Leadership Development Council collectively supports 10 recommendations for PLD programs. This paper outlines the Council's collective recommendations, including highlighting action learning as a critical component of any PLD.

10 Programs, and notes program challenges and opportunities. The paper concludes with final considerations for those starting PLD programs or for those reviewing modifications to their existing programs. Physician Leadership Development Programs: Best Practices in Healthcare Organizations 4. National Center FOR Healthcare Leadership . The PLD program survey can be found in the appendix along with PLD program resources and supplemental readings. We hope that the thoughts and connections shared in this paper help you enhance the value that physician Leadership development brings to your organizations, and in turn, to the communities that your organizations serve.