Redefining Care Delivery Through Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership with Priscilla Samuel, DNP
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In this episode of the Becker's Healthcare Podcast, Scott Becker sits down with Priscilla Samuel, DNP, Vice President for Advanced Practice Nursing at Mount Sinai Health System, to explore the evolving role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in reshaping healthcare delivery. Samuel shares her journey as a board-certified family nurse practitioner, educator at Columbia University, and strategic leader driving innovation across Mount Sinai’s 2,000+ APP workforce. She highlights key trends transforming the APP landscape: the rise of innovation cultures, the strategic repositioning of APPs as central care drivers, the responsible integration of AI as a tool for elevation—not replacement—and the urgent need for workforce sustainability to combat burnout. Samuel emphasizes that patient-centered transformation is the North Star guiding all change, with Mount Sinai serving as a national exemplar of how leadership, strategy, and humanity can align to create resilient, high-performing care systems. Samuel also offers powerful advice to emerging leaders: lead with purpose, foster psychological safety, bridge clinical and operational silos, embrace technology with discernment, and prioritize human dignity and flexibility. She reflects on her own growth, rooted in lifelong learning and the principle of 'carpe diem'—seizing every moment to learn and lead with intention. The conversation underscores that the future of healthcare lies not in replacing clinicians with machines, but in empowering human-centered, technologically augmented teams where advanced practitioners are not just clinicians but strategic partners in care delivery, innovation, and system transformation.
Advanced practice providers are no longer support staff—they are strategic engines driving access, quality, and financial sustainability in healthcare.
True innovation in healthcare requires creating cultures where APPs can test, learn, and lead without bureaucratic barriers.
AI should be leveraged for 'algorithmic astuteness'—enhancing clinical judgment, not replacing it.
Workforce sustainability hinges on flexibility, meaning, and dignity; burnout is a system failure, not a personal one.
Leadership in healthcare is an act of service: stay curious, collaborative, technologically fluent, and anchored in patient-centered purpose.
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Introduction and Background
Scott Becker introduces Priscilla Samuel, DNP, VP for Advanced Practice Nursing at Mount Sinai Health System, and highlights her dual roles as clinician, educator, and leader. Samuel shares her professional journey, including her clinical work, academic appointment at Columbia University, and personal grounding as a wife and mother.
Mount Sinai’s Vision and APP Leadership
Samuel outlines Mount Sinai’s mission of merging compassionate care with scientific innovation, emphasizing its early recognition of APPs as indispensable partners. She describes the health system’s ecosystem of discovery, education, and care, and positions APPs as central to its strategic vision.
Key Trends Shaping Advanced Practice Nursing
“The real measure of success is the experience of the person we're serving. Patient-centered transformation isn't a trend. It is the North Star Guide.”
The Strategic Impact of APPs at Mount Sinai
“We've seen firsthand our APPs are delivering some of the strongest access and experience scores in the system. Their impact stories aren't just feel-good moments, they're proof of a workforce that's clinically sharp, operationally agile, and deeply committed to patient-centered care.”
Advice for Emerging Leaders
“When we invest in people, they invest in patients. And through all of this... One truth keeps resurfacing. Never lose sight of the patient.”
“The real measure of success is the experience of the person we're serving. Patient-centered transformation isn't a trend. It is the North Star Guide.”
“When we invest in people, they invest in patients. And through all of this... One truth keeps resurfacing. Never lose sight of the patient.”
“We've seen firsthand our APPs are delivering some of the strongest access and experience scores in the system. Their impact stories aren't just feel-good moments, they're proof of a workforce that's clinically sharp, operationally agile, and deeply committed to patient-centered care.”
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Priscilla Samuel
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Mount Sinai Health System
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Scott Becker
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Columbia University School of Graduate Nursing
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Center for Advanced Practice Providers
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Carpe Diem
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