Physician/APP Professional & Leadership Development

Tricia Hern, MD, VP, Improvement & Physician Leadership Development
Tricia Hern, MD
VP, Improvement & Physician
Leadership Development

Leadership Development

Physicians and APPs experience various transitions and development needs throughout their careers. At Community Health Network we strive to support our physicians and APPs from orientation and on-boarding, through their years in practice to retirement. Career coaching, mentoring and leadership development are the cornerstones of our professional development programs. Our one-year Physician/APP Leadership Academy (PLA) provides formal training to those who are interested in enhancing their leadership skills in an interactive classroom format. Learn more about these programs below and meet our PLA graduates.

New Provider Onboarding

Upon joining Community, all new providers will receive leadership onboarding, including The Community Way—Mission, Vision, Values—and Strategy 2025, The Way We Care, The Way We Improve, The Way We Lead, and Well-Being.

Physician/APP Leadership Academy

The Physician/APP Leadership Academy (PLA) is a 12-month cohort of emerging physician leaders. Participants commit to regular monthly, interactive group learning sessions in addition to relevant reading and field activities. CME hours are available for individual courses. Our current cohort and past graduating classes are highlighted below.

Upon graduation from the PLA, graduates continue to receive ongoing leadership development through small group case-based learning.

Interested providers should contact Ann Ostrom for details. If you're ready to apply please use our online form.

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PLA Current Class and Graduates

Class of 2022-2023

Physician Leadership Academy class of 2022-2023

Cohort 6

Sashi Adigopula, MD, MPH; Jason Cacioppo, MD; Christopher DeFalco, MD; Nitesh Gadeela, MD; John Gettelfinger, MD; Ishan Gohil, MD; Christina Graham, MSN; Elicia Harris, MD, MBA; Eugene Hsiao, MD; Kaitlin Jasmon, MMS, MBA; Andrew Jeon, DO; Suyog Kamatkar, MD; Christopher Kidwell, Jr., MD; Shilpa Mallur, MD; Kevin Masterson, MD; Roddrea Montgomery, MD; Jorge Morales-Estrella, MD; Ahmad Mossa-Basha, DO; Nikita Patel, MD; Ashley Ponsler, DNP; Masita Poray, NP; Cecelia Powless, MD; Tamara Poynter, MSN; Matthew Scherschel, MPAS, MHA; Robert Sloan, Jr., MD; Letha (Lee Ann) Tetrick, DO; Matthew Welsch, MD

Cohort 7

Taylor Bachert, DO; Jessica Bode, NP; David Booth, II, DO; Maryellen Buck, DNP; Timothy Cantwell, MD; Julie Codding, NP; Matthew Connelly, MD; Douglas Cook, MD; Carrie Gould, MD, MBA; Jennifer Havener, MD; Daniel Hayden, CRNA; Keven Hunt, MD; Sherman Ibarra, MD; Sherwin Ibarra, MD; Bobbie Jellison, MD; Lindsey Jensen, DO; Melody Jordahl-Iafrato, MD; Kathryn Kennedy, NP; Allison Kinyon, PA; Naseem LaBue, MD; Catherine Le, PA-C; Emily Mazanowski, PA-C; Michelle McCarthy, MD; Courtney McNeill, DO; Meghan Miller, MD; Sakkapol Ongwijitwat, MD, PhD; Minesh Rajkotia, MD; Andrew Sonderman, MD; Ashley Tuttle, NP; Lori Vasquez , PA-C; Kimberlie Wells, DO; Lisa White, NP; Emily Zarse, MD

Class of 2021-2022

Physician Leadership Academy class of 2021-2022

Cohort 4

Subrie Abedallhadi, MD; Rashmin Adesara, MD; Anuj Agarwala, MD; Jared Basham, MD; Pablo Bedano, MD; Samantha Bouchie, MD; Michael Caldwell, MD; David Carnovale, MD; Jennifer Davel, MD; Rohit Devnani, MD; Tanya Devnani, MD; George Hoyek, MD; Regan Esch, MD; Timothy Gatewood, MD; John Goldenburg, MD; Sandeep Gupta, MD; Bashar Karakash, MD; Noah Kersey, MD; Jacklyn Kiefer, DO; Michael Koelsch, MD; Justin Magid, MD; Mary Moore, MD; Tara Myers, MD; Rajat Narang, MD; Eric O'Banion, MD; Itoro Okpokho, MD; Valerie Pai, MD; Evan Schiffli, MD; Homer Schreckengost, DO; Thomas Short, MD; Jason Spoljoric, MD; Chadwick Strain, MD; Kaveh Tayebi, MD; Holly Wheeler, DO; Erin Zusan, MD

Cohort 5

Amy Arthur, PhD, NP; Mary Ann Bangs, DNP; Abby Belk, PA-C; Donna Blake, FNP-C; Logan Borgelt, MD; Benjamin Coplan, DO; Geoff Coker, MSN; John DeSanto, MD; John Ditslear, MD; Nyla Fleming, DNP; Mark Frazee, PA; Jeremy Gagan, MD; Sanjiv Gollakota, MD; Jason Hollingsworth, MD; BP House, MD; Peter Karalis, MD; Areef Kassam, MD; Kelsey Kennedy, DO; David Lauck, DO; William Lowery, MD; Tony McHerron, MD; Cynthia Meneghini, MD; Syeda Naqvi, MD; Karen Natoli, MD; Robert Newton, MD; Jordan Phelps, DO; Jill Rogers, MD; Christian Ross, MD; Elizabeth Rush, FNP; Stephanie Russ, DO; Andrew Sonderman, MD; Michele Stookey, MD

Class of 2019-2020

Physician Leadership Academy 2020 graduates

Yasemin Altuglu, MD, Andrew Archual, MD, Aria Arrizabalaga, MD, Stephen J. Carlson, MD, Casandra Cashman, MD, Jesse N. Clark, DO, Frank Conte, MD, Sanju B. Daftari, MD, Gregory L. Estes, MD, George W. Feliciano, MD, Geoffrey M. Fortner, MD, Susan Harris, MSN, NP, Kevin M. Henderzahs, MD, Aaron Kalinowski, MD, Sheryl M. King, MD, Brendan A. LeRoy, MD, Jothiharan Mahenthiran, MD, Naeem Malik, MD, Rajesh Mallela, MD, Michelle D. Miller, MD, Howard Morrison, MD, Satish R. Nandyala, MD, Russell B. Palmer, MD, Andrew C. Parker, MD, Karthik Polsani, MD, Anita Rajagopal, MD, Todd A. Rhoades, MD, John D. Riley, MD, Daniel T. Saha, MD, Joshua Salyer, DO, Anthony L. Sanders, MD, Ryan J. Sanderson, MD, Jennifer Walker, MD, Shih J. Wei, MD, Barb Winningham, CNM, NP

Class of 2018-2019

2019 Physician Leadership Academy graduates

Faheem Abbasi, MD, Ben Abratigue, MD, Mir Ali, MD, Robert Baker, MD, Marina Behrad, MD, Steven Burch, DO, Donato Ciaccia, MD, Kevin Coss, MD, Sandeep Dube, MD, Clifford Evans, DO, Daniel Fisher, MD, Suzanne Grannan, MD, Brad Hale, MD, Samuel Harmon, MD, Maurice Henein, MD, Vidya Karthik, MD, Kathryn Kasyjanski, MD, Syed Khan, MD, Cynthia Kizer, MD, Indy Lane, MD, Mark Lisby, MD, Melisa Martinez, MD, Patrick Milligan, MD, Jasjit Mudhar, MD, Shekar Narayanan, MD, Chuck Platz, MD, Michael Robertson, MD, Maureen Sampson, MD, John Schiltz, MD, Ken Shaver, MD, Rachel Shockley, DO, Michael Stennis, MD, Jill Wilson, MD, Paula Wilham, MD

Class of 2017-2018

2018 Physician Leadership Academy graduates

Bruce Ackerman, MD, Esther Adade, MD, Sumeet Bhatia, MD, Elizabeth Cunningham, DO, Roberto Darroca, MD, Suresh Devnani, MD, George Elias, MD, Amanda Furr, MD, Kristi George, MD, Dennis Jacob, MD, Jon Jansen, MD, Tom Ledyard, MD, Randy Lee, MD, Jason Lewis, MD, Daniel Livingston, MD, Larry Lynn, MD, Sagi Mathew, MD, Rachael Meadows, MD, Dee Moonesinghe, MD, Stephen O’Neil, MD, Clark Perry, MD, Bernard Richard, MD, George Rubeiz, MD, Steve Sexson, MD, DeoVrat Singh, MD, Andrew Sprunger, MD, Marcus Tielker, MD, Louis Wright, MD

PLA Leadership Modules

The PLA leadership modules concentrate on three areas of leadership competency: leading self, leading a team and leading the organization.

Physician Leadership Academy attendeesLeading from Self

  • Role of Physician Leader
  • Self-Awareness
  • Well-Being & Resilience

Leading Your Team

  • Building a Team
  • Creating a Culture of Engagement
  • Leading through Influence
  • Crucial Conversations
  • Shared Leadership

Leading the Organization

  • Quality Improvement I: The Way We Improve
  • Quality Improvement II: The Way We Improve
  • Health Care Finance
  • Future of Health Care: Value Based Care & Population Health

Physicians in classroomContinuing Medical Education

Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses and other learning activities are held every month, including online physician education activities. Periodic visiting professor programs enhance the CME experience by collaborating with colleagues with special expertise.

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Physician huddleCareer Growth and Development

At Community Physician Network, our multi-disciplinary practice is physician-led, offering a collaborative where the voice of all caregivers is valued at every level of leadership. Our caregivers are well supported, not only by one another, but also by facilities, technology and a culture that addresses their patients' needs at every step.

Network Committees and Leadership Opportunities

At Community, we have several opportunities for physicians and APPs to engage in committees and councils to improve the care of our patients and communities.

Product line care councils, network committees (such as Service Excellence), and medical directorships for practices, departments, product lines or regions provide a variety of leadership opportunities for our physicians. To learn more, contact Ann Ostrom or Tricia Hern.

Teaching Students and Residents

Our physicians have the opportunity to teach medical students from Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Indiana University and area other medical schools, as well as our own residents in family medicine, psychiatry and podiatry as well as hospitalist fellows. Please contact Scott McNew in Academic Affairs if you are interested in learning more. Category 2 CME can be claimed for teaching learners in your practice.

Career and Leadership Coaching

Through our partnership with Vital WorkLife, you are eligible for up to 6 hours of coaching sessions per 3-month period through their program, often with physician coaches. Peer coaching, executive coaching, counseling and mentoring are all available. To explore these resources, please log in to your Vital WorkLife account.

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Advocacy Opportunities

We encourage our physicians and APPs to get engaged in advocacy, as this is an important way to give back to our communities and influence the larger health care system. Serving as Physician of the Day through the IAFP or ISMA during the Indiana legislative session is a great way to get involved. The Alliance for a Healthier Indiana is a group committed to improving the health of Hoosiers.

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