Influence Beyond Authority: Advice from Dr. Leana Wen on Meta-Leadership and Moving the Needle in Public Health
<p>Dr. Wen’s passion for healthcare access was integral in her decision to train as an emergency physician, as she never wanted to have to turn any patient away. Her passion for her patients ultimately took her well outside the confines of her clinical practice and into the helm of myriad leadership roles in public health. Most recently, she served as the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood, where she led a national healthcare organization with a presence in all 50 states. Ultimately parting with the organization due to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/sunday/leana-wen-planned-parenthood.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">philosophical differences</a> in July 2019, Dr. Wen is currently a Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University Milken School of Public Health and Distinguished Fellow at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity.</p>
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