Reframing Contemporary Physician Leadership: We Started as Heroes

The practice of medicine, today, requires transformational skills. Healthcare challenges are no longer adequately addressed by the traditional paternalistic physician role. Healthcare must be physician-led, but patient-centered. Effective leadership must be collaborative rather than authoritarian, proactive rather than reactive.

• Most physicians work in environments where current cultural paradigms, such as physician as hero, lead to burnout.
• Physicians have not been adequately trained in ma...