Physicians' Council Takes Shape
The BWH Physicians' Council formed in December with medical staff representation from each hospital department. Leonard S. Lilly, MD, chief of BW/F Cardiology, and Allen L. Smith, MD, MS, chief medical officer of the BWPO, co-chair the council, which is charged with developing programs and activities to support the medical staff in areas such as education, leadership, mentorship, staff recognition, community outreach and volunteering.
The Council's mandate is to add value to the work lives of physicians at BWH. In addition, the council will co-host the annual Physicians Recognition Dinner and other key events. The Council is the new official sponsor of BWH Medical Staff Grand Rounds, which included the April 12 panel discussion that showcased Emergency Medicine's recent dynamic humanitarian efforts in developing countries. The Physicians' Council also hosted James J. Mongan, MD, President and CEO of Partners HealthCare, and Thomas H. Lee, MD, PCHI president, on June 14 in the Bornstein Amphitheater to discuss year one progress of Partners' Signature Initiatives, as well as the plan for year two. These initiatives are shaping innovations in practice at all Partners institutions and impact third-party reimbursements through pay-for-performance contracts.
The Council's subcommittees are exploring avenues to connect medical staff with community-based outreach organizations locally and internationally and to develop opportunities for medical staff to enhance leadership and management skills on complex cases.
“The representation on the committee comes from each department of the hospital, giving us a broad cross-section of medical staff whose goals are work life improvement,” Lilly said.
Smith added, “We were eager to get the Council underway, and are now extremely pleased with the engagement of each department's representative.”
In addition to Smith and Lilly, the Physicians' Council includes: Edmund Cibas, MD, Pathology; Lisa Crossley, MD, Anesthesia; Elizabeth Garner, MD, OB/Gyn; Alexandra Golby, MD, Neurosurgery; Mitchel Harris, MD, Orthopedic Surgery; Joshua Kosowsky, MD, Emergency Medicine; Philipp Lang, MD, Radiology; Ramon Martin, MD, PhD, Anesthesia; Carol Nadelson, MD, Psychiatry; Steven Ringer, MD, PhD, Newborn Medicine; Paul Rizzoli, MD, Neurology; Christian Sampson, MD, Surgery; Daniel Solomon, MD, MPH, Medicine; Joan Spiegel, MD, Dermatology; Wonsuk Warren Suh, MD, MPH, Radiation Oncology; Brian Bilchik, MD, of Cardiovascular Medicine.