The Center for Physician Leadership Excellence (CPLE) was formed in 2016 to respond to a growing need for healthcare organizations to be able to identify physicians who can be moved successfully into leadership positions; and to facilitate the development of physicians currently holding leadership positions.

CPLE is led by a team of experts with practical healthcare industry experience partnering with physician leaders to design leadership programs and coaching for all levels of leaders along with a combined total of over 50 years of consulting experience in the areas of assessment center design, development, and organizational research.

CPLE assembled a consortium representing four large healthcare systems who provided input into the design and construction of the assessment role plays, and the development of the CPLE Physician Leader Competency Model that is the foundation of our system.  The flexibility designed into our tools was in response to our consortium members’ strong desire to customize these tools to support their organization’s culture and physician needs.