Physician leadership has been endorsed as a critical component of successful healthcare
transformation, and emerging evidence suggests that physician leaders offer a
competitive advantage to their organizations. Healthcare executive level leadership roles
are inherently stressful, and the transition from a clinical environment to an executive
level administrative environment generates unique pressures and challenges for physician
leaders that non-physician leaders may not experience. When proper coping skills are not
present, occupational stress can have a negative impact on a physician leader’s ability to
lead effectively and may impact their emotional and physical wellbeing.
