Physician leadership Archives - Permanente Medicine

Leading through unprecedented challenge and change

September 13, 2020

Edward Ellison, MD, executive medical director of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, shares how an integrated care system harnesses passion, innovation, and member-focused spirit to rise to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Breaking the COVID curve

September 8, 2020

Physician leader and infectious disease specialist Stephen Parodi, MD, writes that the nation needs to address the current health predicament by focusing on the sprawling underfunded, undervalued public health infrastructure.

Pandemic reveals critical need to unite health care with social care

August 23, 2020

By employing a targeted network of community-based partnerships, Permanente physicians can address patients’ social health and begin to achieve health equity.

From the front lines: How COVID-19 stirred memories of Chernobyl disaster

July 5, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic sparks memories of the Chernobyl disaster for a Permanente physician, and reminds her about the significance of medicine to society.

The mental toll of providing care during a pandemic

June 30, 2020

The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the medical community, increasing concerns over PTSD and moral injury rising among physicians and care teams.

Don’t miss out on stories from our website!