Physician Executives

"Physician Executives" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Physicians who serve in a medical and administrative capacity as head of an organized medical staff and who also may serve as liaison for the medical staff with the administration and governing board.

Descriptor ID	D008486
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.070.700 M01.526.485.800 N02.360.800
Concept/Terms	Physician Executives Physician Executives Executive, Physician Executives, Physician Physician Executive Directors, Medical Medical Directors Director, Medical Medical Director

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physician Executives".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Administrative Personnel [M01.526.070]
Physician Executives [M01.526.070.700]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Physician Executives [M01.526.485.800]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Physician Executives [N02.360.800]

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Bar chart showing 25 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1999 and 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	3	4
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	2	2	4
2016	0	1	1
2017	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Executives" by people in Profiles.

Jain S, Buonpane C, Shabahang R, Kashyap R, Shabahang M. Leadership in General Surgery Residency: The Impact as Seen by Former Program Directors. J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103322.

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Sankisa D, Tatum R, Saxena A, Whellan DJ, Alvarez RJ, Morris RJ, Tchantchaleishvili V. Leadership Practices, Organization Structure, and Other Factors Associated with Higher 2022-2023 US News and World Report Ranking. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 12; 40(16):3909-3915.

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Stillman M, Mallow M, Capron M, Leung A, Pogue M, Ankam N. Disability-Specific Education in US Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Programs: A Survey of Program Directors. Teach Learn Med. 2024 Aug-Sep; 36(4):470-477.

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Hayek S, Woo B, Darelli-Anderson A, Dove J, Fluck M, Stefanidis D, Shabahang MM, Smith BK. Disparate opinions on the value of Vice Chairs of education in Departments of Surgery: A national survey of Department Chairs and other surgical education stakeholders. Am J Surg. 2021 02; 221(2):381-387.

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Kloosterboer A, Yannuzzi NA, Gedde SJ, Sridhar J. Residency Program Directors of United States Ophthalmology Programs: A Descriptive Analysis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 01; 209:71-76.

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Schwed AC, Lee SL, Salcedo ES, Reeves ME, Inaba K, Sidwell RA, Amersi F, Are C, Arnell TD, Damewood RB, Dent DL, Donahue T, Gauvin J, Hartranft T, Jacobsen GR, Jarman BT, Melcher ML, Mellinger JD, Morris JB, Nehler M, Smith BR, Wolfe M, Kaji AH, de Virgilio C. Association of General Surgery Resident Remediation and Program Director Attitudes With Resident Attrition. JAMA Surg. 2017 Dec 01; 152(12):1134-1140.

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Capdeville M, Ural KG, Patel PA, Broussard DM, Goldhammer JE, Linganna RE, Feinman JW, Gordon EK, Augoustides JGT. The Educational Evolution of Fellowship Training in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology - Perspectives From Program Directors Around the United States. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 04; 32(2):607-620.

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Alweis R, Khan MS, Kuehl S, Wasser T, Donato A. Internal Medicine Program Directors' Perceptions of the "All In" Match Rule: A Cross-Sectional Survey. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Apr; 9(2):173-177.

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Garg M, Pearson DA, Bond MC, Runyon M, Pillow MT, Hopson L, Cooney RR, Khadpe J, Nomura JT, Inboriboon PC. Survey of Individual and Institutional Risk Associated with the Use of Social Media. West J Emerg Med. 2016 May; 17(3):344-9.

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Feldman CH, Hicks LS, Norton TL, Freeman E, Solomon DH. Assessing the need for improved access to rheumatology care: a survey of Massachusetts community health center medical directors. J Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Oct; 19(7):361-6.

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