It is said that “crisis creates community and communications.” The COVID-19 pandemic was the great proving ground of communicating as collaboration with the solid foundation of education and training. The opportunities that emerged during the pandemic showed how leadership initiatives through disaster training, teamwork, change management, creative problem-solving, and a dose of humility and empathy can ultimately be transferred to grow the day-to-day operations of the present-day organization.
ASA and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) created a formal relationship to provide ASA members with meaningful and rigorous education for leadership development through such collaborative interactions.
The ASA-ACHE Physician Leadership Development Collaborative was formed when anesthesiologists identified the need to partner with health care executives and operational management as health care becomes a more integrated system from both clinical and economic perspectives.
The collaboration offers participants professional networking opportunities and can help anesthesiologists gain an understanding of the many...