Medical talent management: a model for physician deployment.

PURPOSE This article aims to provide a focused cost-effective method for triaging physicians into appropriate non-clinical roles to benefit both doctors and healthcare organizations. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Reviews a validated career-planning process and customize it for medical talent management. FINDINGS A structured career assessment can differentiate between different physician work styles and direct medical talent into best-fit positions. This allows healthcare organizations to create a more finely tuned career ladder than the familiar "in or out" binary choice. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS--Healthcare organizations can invest in cost-effective processes for the optimal utilization of their medical talent. ORIGINALITY/VALUE Provides a new use for a well-validated career assessment and planning system. The actual value of this approach should be studied using best-practices in ROI research.