GPs as directors
Practical steps to move from practice ownership to board directorship.
GPs as directors is an evidence-based guide for practice owners considering a transition to governance. The book explains why doctors’ skills are valued in boardrooms, outlines the mindset shift from clinician to director and addresses common challenges like business literacy and role boundaries.
Through practical examples and current research, it shows how doctors can build credibility, develop governance competence and find opportunities beyond medicine. Step-by-step sections help readers prepare, present their experience and navigate the realities of board appointments. It’s a grounded, practical resource tailored for Australian GPs ready to broaden their impact.
Why read this book?
GPs as directors fills a real gap for Australian practice owners and GPs seeking a fresh way to use their experience beyond the clinic. This guide explains, without jargon, why doctors are in demand for board roles and what they can contribute that others can’t. Expert analysis, real-world risk management, clinical quality and a strong ethical centre. The book addresses the hard bits: shifting mindset, gaps in business knowledge, role boundaries and how to present clinical skills as board assets.
It offers grounded examples, research on what boards want, pitfalls to avoid and concrete actions to prepare for governance. If you want to stay relevant, protect your profession and add value at the top level of healthcare or beyond, this practical guide can help you step out of the doctor’s chair and into the boardroom.
Key sections
Why doctors are needed on boards.
What it really takes to transition from clinic to boardroom.
How to build credibility and fill skills gaps.
Step-by-step guidance to find and land board roles.​
Who should read this book?
GP clinic owners planning succession, retirement or sale in the next few years.
Doctors wanting to use their clinical skills for wider impact in healthcare governance.
Practice managers, investors or advisors navigating due diligence or board appointments.
Anyone in medical leadership seeking to understand what boards want from doctors and how to step up.
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