Embedding physician leadership development within health organizations

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to provide strategies on how to embed physician leadership development efforts within health organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

Findings from our previous research, which include an extensive literature review and analysis of 53 interviews with representatives from healthcare organizations across the globe, are integrated within the context of the Influencer© framework to provide a useful and grounded tool for physician leadership development strategies.

Findings

Physician leadership development strategies are identified for each of the six domains within the Influencer© framework.

Practical implications

A number of physician leadership development strategies are provided. They can be used in combination or used independently.

Originality/value

Integrating the knowledge gained from practices in health organizations and from the literature within the Influencer© framework is a unique approach and strengthens the usefulness of the identified physician leadership development strategies.

Citation

Snell, A.J., Eagle, C. and Van Aerde, J.E. (2014), "Embedding physician leadership development within health organizations", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 330-342. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-04-2014-0033