Office of Dental Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
DMD Candidate, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2022 Jun;86(6):670-676. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12887. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
The purpose of the study was to explore the influence of leadership training programs on career development and to gain insight into the perspectives on faculty training programs according to the current US dental school deans.
This prospective study analyzed the results of a questionnaire distributed to 67 active Deans of U.S dental schools using a survey instrument that explored the areas of leadership programs that were useful, the support mechanisms received from institutions, and the necessity to integrate formal leadership development programs into training programs for faculty and students.
Among 33 participants (49.3% participation rate) in the study, 97% of responders strongly or somewhat agreed that leadership development programs could improve the quality of leadership and administrative skills. The respondents found that the most useful areas in leadership training were conflict resolution, communication skills, organizational change, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. The findings highlighted that critical barriers to accessing leadership training are financial support and lack of protected time for faculty. The results also showed that 73% strongly or somewhat agreed that the leadership training should be integrated into the predoctoral program and 87% into the postdoctoral graduate programs.
Participation in formal leadership development programs for faculty leaders in dental education is viewed as beneficial and could offer dental educators leadership training to better navigate the academic environment. The findings suggest the need to further explore the availability and effectiveness of leadership development opportunities for developing current and future educators and administrative leaders.
本研究旨在探讨领导力培训计划对职业发展的影响，并深入了解美国当前牙科学院院长对教师培训计划的看法。
本前瞻性研究使用问卷调查了 67 位活跃的美国牙科学院院长，分析了调查结果，该调查工具探讨了领导力计划中有用的领域、机构提供的支持机制，以及将正式领导力发展计划纳入教师和学生培训计划的必要性。
在参与研究的 33 位（49.3%的参与率）参与者中，97%的受访者强烈或有些同意领导力发展计划可以提高领导力和管理技能的质量。受访者发现领导力培训中最有用的领域是解决冲突、沟通技巧、组织变革、多样性、包容性和归属感。研究结果强调，获取领导力培训的关键障碍是财务支持和缺乏教师的保护时间。研究结果还表明，73%的人强烈或有些同意领导力培训应纳入牙科学前课程，87%的人同意应纳入研究生课程。
参与牙科学教育领域教师领导力的正式领导力发展计划被认为是有益的，可以为牙科学教育者提供领导力培训，以更好地应对学术环境。研究结果表明，有必要进一步探讨为现任和未来教育者和行政领导提供领导力发展机会的可用性和有效性。
