23: Strategic physician leadership in healthcare
I am pleased to welcome back Dr. Doug Apple to the podcast. Since my past interviews with Doug, he has left the health care organization that he grew up in. In this episode, we discuss Doug’s current role as Chief Clinical Officer for Ascension Michigan and his transition into non-clinical roles with increasing scope and responsibilities.
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“Part of my duty as a physician leader is to identify what we have to address today, but also what is that strategic vision for implementation that will take us from today into tomorrow.”
Show Highlights:
- Doug shares the challenges of transitioning into two new organizations in the past three years.
- The importance of remaining close to the work occurring in the service lines while having a very strategic role in the organization.
- The scope of Doug’s current role as Chief Clinical Officer for Ascension Michigan and some of the rewards and challenges he has experienced.
- The transition to Michigan to Maryland after Doug accepted the role of Chief Clinical Officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health.
- Both of the roles that Doug has held since leaving Spectrum Health have been very strategic, but also require a very strong focus on operational issues within service lines.
- Doug also shares some personal challenges he faced at the time of his transition from Bon Secours Mercy Health to Ascension and how those challenges have changed and reinforced his perspective on leadership in a time of crisis.
About me:
I’m an experienced physician executive with over 30 years of clinical and administrative experience in various healthcare settings. I’m passionate about coaching and mentoring physicians interested in transitioning to full time or part time non-clinical roles either within the healthcare industry or external to healthcare. I have served as a COO for an emergency medicine management company, CMO for several hospitals, Vice-president of ambulatory quality for a large multispecialty medical group, Vice-president of system quality and safety for a multi-hospital system, along with numerous medical staff positions and other administrative roles.
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Additional Resources:
03: Physician leadership development
04: The value of a physician leader mentorship
Michigan State University – Master of Science in Healthcare Management
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