POLICY BRIEF
Erin E. Sullivan, PhD; Amber L. Stephenson, PhD, MPH; Wai Wai Khaing, BDS; Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH; Aaron R. Hoffman, DO, MPH
Corresponding Author: Erin E. Sullivan, PhD; Sawyer School of Business - Suffolk University and Center for Primary Care - Harvard Medical School.
Email: Esullivan5@suffolk.edu
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220371R1
Keywords: Hospitals, Leadership, Physicians, Primary Health Care
Dates: Submitted: 10-30-2022; Revised: 12-16-2022; Accepted: 12-21-2022
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This assessment of the “top hospitals” in the US according to four leading rankings reveals only 4-7% of represented CEOs are primary care physicians by training. Greater attention to leadership development from primary care residency through health system practice is needed to avoid diminishing primary care’s critical role and salutary global benefits.