Exploring medical students’ perspectives of physician leadership

BMC Medical Education

Research

Jacqueline Torti¹  Wael Haddara²  Nabil Sultan³  Albert Vo⁴ 

[1] Centre for Education Research & Innovation, Western University, London, ON, Canada;Critical Care Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada;Division of Nephrology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada;Family Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada;

关键词: Physician;    Leadership;    Character;    Competence;    Commitment;    Clerkship;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-022-03971-x

 received in 2022-09-02, accepted in 2022-12-19,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLeadership has been recognized as an important competency in medicine. Nevertheless, leadership curricula for Canadian medical students lacks standardization and may not be informed by medical students’ perspectives of physician leadership. The purpose of this study was to elicit these perspectives on physician leadership.MethodsThe present study utilized semi-structured interviews to ascertain the views of medical student participants, including students in their first, second and third years of medical school, on physician leadership. Interview questions were based on ‘the 3-C model’ of physician leadership, which includes three aspects of leadership, namely character, competence and commitment. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and then coded using thematic analysis.ResultsThe medical students of this study provided rich examples of resident and staff physicians demonstrating effective and ineffective leadership. The participants identified the importance of character to effective physician leadership, but some participants also described a feeling of disconnect with the relevance of character at their stage of training. When discussing physician competence, medical students described the importance of both medical expertise and transferable skills. Lastly, the leadership aspect of commitment was identified as being relevant, but medical students cautioned against the potential for physician burnout. The medical student participants’ suggestions for improved leadership development included increased experiences with examples of physician leadership, opportunities to engage in leadership and participation in reflection exercises.ConclusionsOverall, the study participants demonstrated an appreciation for three aspects of leadership; character, competence and commitment. Furthermore, they also provided recommendations for the future design of medical leadership curricula.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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