Supporting the Medical Director: An Opportunity for Physicians, NPs, and PAs

I remember a key turning point in my career in post-acute and long-term care. The new medical director at the facility where I had been working for several years began to give me recommendations on the impact of my care. Before that, I had barely known there was a medical director. And even as others complained about the new medical director “telling them what to do” or “not understanding how difficult this patient is to manage,” I welcomed the oversight as a learning opportunity.