About Us

Who is AAPPR?

AAPPR is the leading voice in the physician and provider recruitment continuum. The Association offers its members and the industry thought-leadership on all topics related to healthcare recruitment, onboarding, and retention. For the past 29 years, the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) has been the leader in Physician and Provider Recruitment. Starting out as a small association they quickly grew to over 400 members in 8 years. Today, rebranded as AAPPR, they boast close to 2,000 members redefining recruitment to retention.

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Our Mission

Health care is transformed in our communities. The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment empowers industry experts through education, research, and engagement.

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Strategic Imperatives

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                                                                            Position the Expertise of the Association and its Members Develop and perform a full array of organizational practices—professional development, branding, marketing and communications—that position the association and its members as strategic partners in institutional decisions regarding the recruitment of physicians and healthcare practitioners.
Strengthen and Focus Member Education Implement a comprehensive and cohesive professional development program that enables members to successfully interact with healthcare decision makers and help them solve the range of provider recruitment problems and challenges they face.
Deliver Research/Data to Healthcare Leaders Identify, create, and deliver credible assets to healthcare leaders that help them solve the range of provider recruitment problems and challenges they face.
Provide an Engaging Membership Experience Increase the size of membership and the retention of newer members by creating an attractive member experience. Adopt, implement, and sustain best practices in recruitment and retention.