Center for Physician Leadership Excellence (CPLE)

The Center for Physician Leadership Excellence (CPLE) (http://physicianleaders.net/) was formed in 2016 to respond to a growing need for healthcare organizations to be able to identify physicians who can be moved successfully into leadership positions; and to facilitate the development of physicians currently holding leadership positions. CPLE is led by a team of experts with practical healthcare industry experience partnering with physician leaders to design leadership programs and coaching for all levels of leaders along with a combined total of over 50 years of consulting experience in the areas of assessment center design, development, and organizational research. CPLE assembled a consortium representing four large healthcare systems who provided input into the design and construction of the assessment role plays, and the development of the CPLE Physician Leader Competency Model that is the foundation of our system. The flexibility designed into our tools was in response to our consortium members’ strong desire to customize these tools to support their organization’s culture and physician needs. CPLE provides a variety of assessment tools and coaching services to meet the development needs of physicians and physician leaders in a flexible manner recognizing the unique time constraints of these busy professionals: -Our tools target the following levels of physicians: residents, physicians, entry level physician leaders, mid-management and executives with customized programs for each level. -Our competency model was designed with 8 Competency Categories and 28 competency elements so organizations can “mix and match” the elements to their own competency model. -The assessment tools can be offered in either a web-based or in-person format. -Timing of the assessment is based on the physician’s availability. -The tools can be administered individually or in a bundled approach.