Daaleman Timothy P, Storrie Mindy, Beck Dallaghan Gary, Smithson Sarah, Gilliland Kurt O, Byerley Julie S
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2021 Apr 27;8:23821205211010479. doi: 10.1177/23821205211010479. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
There is an ongoing call for leadership development in academic health care and medical students desire more training in this area. Although many schools offer combined MD/MBA programs or leadership training in targeted areas, these programs do not often align with medical school leadership competencies and are limited in reaching a large number of students.
The Leadership Initiative (LI) was a program created by a partnership between a School of Medicine (SOM) and Business School with a learning model that emphasized the progression from principles to practice, and the competencies of self-awareness, communication, and collaboration/teamwork. Through offerings across a medical school curriculum, the LI introduced leadership principles and provided an opportunity to apply them in an interactive activity or simulation. We utilized the existing SOM evaluation platform to collect data on program outcomes that included satisfaction, fidelity to the learning model, and impact.
From 2017 to 2020, over 70% of first-year medical students participated in LI course offerings while a smaller percentage of fourth-year students engaged in the curriculum. Most students had no prior awareness of LI course material and were equivocal about their ability to apply lessons learned to their medical school experience. Students reported that the LI offerings provided opportunities to practice the skills and competencies of self-awareness, communication, and collaboration/teamwork.
Adding new activities to an already crowded medical curriculum was the greatest logistical challenge. The LI was successful in introducing leadership principles but faced obstacles in having participants apply and practice these principles. Most students reported that the LI offerings were aligned with the foundational competencies.
学术医疗领域对领导力发展的需求持续存在，医学生希望在该领域接受更多培训。尽管许多学校提供医学博士/工商管理硕士联合项目或针对特定领域的领导力培训，但这些项目往往与医学院的领导力能力要求不一致，且能覆盖的学生数量有限。
领导力倡议（LI）项目是一所医学院（SOM）与商学院合作创建的，其学习模式强调从理论到实践的递进，以及自我认知、沟通和协作/团队合作等能力。通过在医学院课程中的一系列活动，LI项目引入了领导力原则，并提供了在互动活动或模拟中应用这些原则的机会。我们利用现有的SOM评估平台收集有关项目成果的数据，包括满意度、对学习模式的忠诚度和影响力。
从2017年到2020年，超过70%的一年级医学生参加了LI课程，而四年级学生参与该课程的比例较小。大多数学生此前对LI课程材料并不了解，对于能否将所学知识应用于医学院学习经历也含糊不清。学生们表示，LI课程提供了实践自我认知、沟通和协作/团队合作技能及能力的机会。
在本就拥挤的医学课程中增加新活动是最大的后勤挑战。LI项目成功引入了领导力原则，但在让参与者应用和实践这些原则方面面临障碍。大多数学生报告称，LI课程与基础能力要求相符。
