Physician Leadership
Physicians are the Foundation
Physicians are the foundation of our health care system and the gatekeepers for high-quality, cost-efficient care. In fact, The Physician Foundation’s 2019 Survey of America’s Patients found 91% of respondents believe physicians should have the ability to influence the health care system.
91% of patients believe physicians should have the ability to influence the health care system.
To achieve this critical goal the Foundation equips physicians and our country’s health care leaders with the resources and perspectives that will help move the needle to improve Americans’ health.
Every year, the Physicians Foundation hosts The Karl M. Altenburg Leadership Academy, utilizing both seminar and small group formats, to support physicians in learning how to instill leadership and management skills for effective organizational transformation.
The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership at Weill Cornell Medicine is exploring challenges facing physicians in medical practice and defining practice models that help physicians to provide quality, value-based care.
Over the past decade, the Foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to medical societies, associations, foundations, health systems and research institutes to support physician leadership efforts across the country.
Explore Our Work Empowering Physicians to Lead in the Delivery of Care
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Dhruv Khullar, MD with The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership at Weill Cornell Medicine published an Editorial about Medicare payment and its impact on primary care physician compensation.
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The first national primary care scorecard, co-funded by the Milbank Memorial Fund and The Physicians Foundation, finds a chronic lack of adequate support for the implementation of high-quality primary care across the United States.
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The Physicians Foundation’s Part Three of Three: 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians assesses the state of physician practice and strategies to improve it. Download Report
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The Physicians Foundation’s Part Two of Three: 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians examines the current state of physicians’ wellbeing and assesses the solutions needed to improve it. Download Report
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The Physicians Foundation’s 2021 Survey of America’s Physicians sought to understand the breadth of COVID-19’s impact on physicians, and their patients, colleagues and practices. Download Report
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Sruthi Shankar, MD, published a blog post on the finding from the Dr. Pete Dehnel Public Health Advocacy Fellowship by the Twin Cities Medical Society, a Physicians Foundation grant-supported partner. This program for medical students aimed at prioritizing a community-centered...
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The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership at Weill Cornell Medicine, led by Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD, published a study on the relationship between physician burnout and care outcomes.
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The Physicians Foundation’s Part One of Three: 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians examines the current impact of social drivers of health (SDOH) on physician practice, physician wellbeing and their patients as well as possible solutions needed to address SDOH. Download...
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The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership at Weill Cornell Medicine, led by Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD, published a study exploring the relationship between outpatient care facilities that contract with physician management companies and...
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The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership at Weill Cornell Medicine, led by Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD, published a study examining the practice trends and characteristics of hospitalists in the US.