Leadership

Henri Ford, MD, dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pediatric surgeon, was recently named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.

Wayne Weil, MD, has been appointed chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo., according to an Oct. 27 post on LinkedIn. 

Here are five leadership updates to know that Becker's has reported on in October:

Henri Ford, MD, has been named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.

Brian Hoberman, MD, has been added to the Permanente Federation as executive president, chief information officer and national information technology leader. 

Healthcare technology company ModMed has announced the four recipients of its inaugural Healthcare Excellence in Refining Operations, or HERO, award. 

As nurse burnout rates have hit an all-time high and the popularity of telehealth has continued to grow since the COVID-19 pandemic, some nurses are pivoting to virtual nursing to remain in the profession while managing exhaustion, according to an…

Fourteen physician leaders and recruiters recently connected with Becker's to share what new physicians should know.

Here are seven chief medical officer appointments reported by Becker's in September:

If physician burnout is not addressed, more physicians will continue to leave practice before retirement age, exacerbating the impending physician shortage, the American Medical Association said in a Sept. 27 blog post.