With over 25 years of experience advising large and operationally complex organizations outside of and within health care, pharmaceuticals and other life science industries, Darrell is a nationally recognized workforce rewards and career frameworks thought leader and consultant.

SullivanCotter, the nation’s leading independent consulting firm in the assessment and development of total rewards programs and workforce solutions for the health care industry and not-for-profit sector, welcomes Alex Barker, Principal, to the firm’s Employee Workforce Practice.

Physician shortages are prompting hospitals and other provider organizations to rely more on advanced practice clinicians, or physician extenders. In theory, APCs are less expensive because their salaries and compensation are less than those of physicians, according to a white paper from SullivanCotter