Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Education, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University.
Fourth-year Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
MedEdPORTAL. 2020 Nov 11;16:11011. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11011.
Increasing faculty and leader diversity has been recommended as a way for health care organizations to achieve cultural competence in their patient care mission. Given the low numbers of underrepresented groups in medical school leadership positions, teaching diverse students and trainees the concept of leadership as influence may empower them to become more involved and bring diverse perspectives to their organizations.
This 70-minute workshop consisted of a short presentation, a self-assessment, small- and large-group discussions, and case studies to: (1) describe the importance of diversity in medical school leadership, (2) define leadership, (3) define self-leadership, and (4) assess one's own self-leadership skills. The workshop was implemented at three US medical schools to diverse medical students and residents between September and December of 2019. Pre- and postworkshop evaluations were analyzed.
Greater than 95% of learners ( = 66) agreed that the workshop's learning objectives were met. Comments suggested participants appreciated learning about the lack of diversity among medical school leaders and the importance of cultivating their role in diversity in academic medicine. The case studies were highly rated and considered effective tools for learning.
This submission defined an empowering notion of leadership as influence. It taught learners that we can all lead (by influence) if we can improve our own self-leadership skills and become involved and bring diverse perspectives to health care organizations. Future research may focus on longer-term follow-up of participants to reassess their self-leadership skills and describe their level of involvement in their organizations.
增加教职员工和领导层的多样性已被建议作为医疗保健组织在其患者护理使命中实现文化能力的一种方式。鉴于代表性不足的群体在医学院领导职位中的人数较少，向多样化的学生和学员传授领导力作为影响力的概念，可能会使他们更有参与感，并为他们的组织带来多样化的视角。
这个 70 分钟的研讨会包括一个简短的介绍、自我评估、小组和大组讨论以及案例研究，以：(1)描述医学院领导多样性的重要性，(2)定义领导力，(3)定义自我领导力，以及 (4)评估自己的自我领导力技能。该研讨会于 2019 年 9 月至 12 月在三所美国医学院向不同的医学生和住院医生实施。对会前和会后的评估进行了分析。
超过 95%的学习者（=66）同意该研讨会达到了学习目标。评论表明，参与者赞赏学习到医学院领导人缺乏多样性以及在学术医学中培养他们在多样性方面的作用的重要性。案例研究得到了高度评价，被认为是学习的有效工具。
本研究定义了一种赋权的领导力概念，即影响力。它教导学习者，如果我们能够提高自己的自我领导力技能，并参与并为医疗保健组织带来多样化的视角，我们都可以通过影响力来领导。未来的研究可能集中在对参与者进行更长时间的跟踪，以重新评估他们的自我领导力技能，并描述他们在组织中的参与程度。
