Every healthcare executive knows the cost of physician turnover. The American Hospital Association puts replacement cost at $317,000 per physician. Estimates tied to AMA data put full replacement cost between $500,000 and more than $1 million. Those numbers show up in budget reviews and board presentations. But the real damage begins long before the resignation email.

Long after your title changes and your office is empty, your legacy lives in the leaders you developed.

Physician burnout and leadership demands are colliding and the most exhausted clinicians are being promoted into the roles they're least equipped to handle. Here's why, and what changes that.