The ACPE Story

Over 30 years, the American College of Physician Executives grew from 64 charter members to more than 10,000 members in the U.S. and 33 other countries. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, ACPE is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt professional society governed by and for physicians – MDs and DOs.

Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians, ACPE is also represented in the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates as the specialty society of medical administration.

ACPE’s sole purpose is to support physicians in acquiring the leadership skills and credentials necessary to effectively lead at all levels in organizations and in all sectors of the health care industry.

ACPE dismisses the proposition that the skills, ethics and values acquired by physicians in their clinical training and practice are antithetical to effective leadership and management. Rather, at ACPE, we know that physicians currently lead America’s most successful and trusted health care organizations. In those organizations, physicians augment their unique understanding of the physician-patient relationship, patient care and the clinical process with leadership and management skills.

We believe that the covenant that exists between physicians and patients is the foundation for a relationship of trust between patients and health care organizations and between health care organizations and their communities.

Training in leadership and management is only one aspect of the ACPE story. Members just beginning their training and those with experience face difficult choices and problems.

ACPE provides personal support to its members through a cadre of experienced career counselors, Physician Executive Advisors and Physician Executive Management Coaches. Online Regional, Topical, and Positional Networks link members locally and nationwide to solve problems and discuss topics of mutual interest.

For 30 years, ACPE has been helping physicians through training, personal support and networking to build trust in American medicine and health care.