This week, the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is celebrating the 2018 class of CRC Contest winners. These professionals leverage their deep expertise across a broad range of medical staff services and leadership functions, have a penchant for productive interdisciplinary collaboration, and demonstrate unwavering passion for their important work.

In honor of this clear commitment to industry excellence, we’re granting all CRC Daily readers and CRC site visitors access to exclusive members-only content about the 2018 CRC Contest winners. Check back in throughout the week for new insights on winners’ paths to professional success and other achievement-focused guidance.

“I did not know that I’d been nominated,” confesses John McDonald, MD, MSHM, CMQ, referring to his win as the 2018 Credentialing Resource Center Medical Staff Leader of the Year.

A poll of more than 350 physicians found that many of them provided patients with some lifestyle change recommendations to reduce the risk for disease but didn’t believe patients actually followed their advice.

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