scholarly journals Medical Students’ perceptions and attitudes toward Medical Leadership and Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Hamdan Alzahrani ◽  
Mukhtiar Baig ◽  
Anoud R. Omer ◽  
Mohammed R. Algethami
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Clinic Management ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
Medical Leadership

Objectives: To find out medical students’ perceptions and attitudes toward medical leadership and management (MLM). Methods: A total of 336 medical students from the 2nd to 6th academic years from King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), were included in this cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in January-February 2020. The students were asked about their perceptions, attitudes, and interests in the leadership of medical care and clinicians. A four-part questionnaire was used for collecting data. SPSS-21 was used for analysis. Results: The participants included 172 (51.2%) males and 164 (48.8%) females. In total, 105 (31.3%) participants agreed that they had been very well educated about their perception, behavior, and interest in the field of medical leadership and clinic management, and 175 (52.1%) students agreed that clinicians should influence management decisions in a healthcare setting. Overall, 167 (49.7%) students agreed that management/leadership skills are important for clinicians. In total, 145 students (43.2%) desired to have more leadership training in medical school, and 129 (38.4%) students agreed to seek additional leadership/management training in their postgraduate research studies. When asked about their self-perception of good leadership skills, the students indicated that good leadership skills included integrity (47.9%), conflict resolution (46.7%), organization (44.4%), confidence (41.9%), communication (40.5%), self-reflection (40.2%), time management (33.6%), the ability to motivate others (36.9%), and the ability to keep calm under stress (33.3%). Conclusion: Many students were well aware of the MLM concepts. However, students agreed that management/leadership skills are important for clinicians, and there should be more leadership training in medical schools. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.2406 How to cite this:Alzahrani SH, Baig M, Omer AR, Algethami MR. Medical Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Medical Leadership and Management. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(1):223-228. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.2406 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Motivating doctors into leadership and management: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Leader ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Agnes Bäker ◽  
Mickael Bech ◽  
Jaason Geerts ◽  
Susanne Maigaard Axelsen ◽  
Henrik Ullum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Motivation To Lead ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Medical Leadership ◽  
Motivation To Participate

PurposeCalls for doctors to enter management are louder as the benefits of medical leadership become clearer. However, supply is not meeting demand. This study asks doctors (physicians): what might encourage you to go into leadership, and what are the disincentives? The same was asked about leadership training. First, the paper tries to understand doctors’ motivation to lead, specifically, to explore the job characteristics that act as incentives and disincentives. Second, the study points to organisational obstacles that further shrink the medical leadership pipeline.MethodDoctors were surveyed through the Organization of Danish Medical Societies. Our key variables included: (1) the incentives and disincentives for doctors of going into leadership and management and (2) the motivation to participate in leadership training. Our sample of 3534 doctors (17% response) is representative of the population of doctors in Denmark.FindingsThe main reason why doctors are motivated towards leadership is to make a difference. They are put off by fears of extra administration, longer hours, burnout, lack of resources and by organisational cultures resistant to change. However, doctors are aware of their need for leadership development prior to entering management.Practical implicationsTo improve succession planning, health systems should adapt to reflect the incentives of their potential medical leaders. Leadership training is also essential. These changes are especially important now; medical leaders are linked positively to organisational and patient outcomes and have been central in responding to COVID-19, stress and burnout among clinical staff continues to rise, and health systems face recruitment and retention challenges.

Why we need to teach leadership skills to medical students: a call to action

BMJ Leader ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Jacquelyn Ross ◽  
Tarun Sen Gupta ◽  
Peter Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health System ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Health System Reform ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medical Leadership

Health system reform models since the early 1990s have recommended leadership training for medical students, graduates and health workers. Clinicians often have leadership roles thrust on them early in their postgraduate career. Those who are not well trained in leadership and the knowledge that comes with leadership skills may struggle with the role, which can impact patient safety and create unhealthy working environments. While there is some literature published in this area, there appears to be little formal evaluation of the teaching of leadership, with scarcely any discussion about the need to do so in the future. There are clear gaps in the research evidence of how to teach and assess medical leadership teaching. In this paper, three leadership frameworks from Australia, Canada and the UK are compared in terms of leadership capabilities for a global view of medical leadership training opportunities. A literature review of the teaching, assessment and evaluation of leadership education in medical schools in Australia, the UK and America is also discussed and gaps are identified. This paper calls for an education shift to consider practical health system challenges, citing the mounting evidence that health system reform will require the teaching and rigorous evaluation of leadership methods. Opportunities for teaching leadership in the curricula are identified, as well as how to transform leadership education to include knowledge and practice so that students have leadership skills they can use from the time they graduate.

scholarly journals Journey Across State Lines: Transition to a regional campus

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J LaRock ◽  
Kira K Zwygart ◽  
Kelli Herman ◽  
Amy B Smith
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Management Training ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Academic Affairs ◽  
Healthcare Leadership ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Regional Campus ◽  
The University

The University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine’s SELECT program was developed to equip medical students with healthcare leadership skills as they progress through the medical curriculum by providing them with leadership and management training, as well as a curriculum based on emotional intelligence. Medical students spend their pre-clerkship years in Tampa, Florida and then spend their clinical years at the Lehigh Valley Health Network regional campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The authors describe how faculty at the regional campus are involved with student and academic affairs on the main campus and the process of helping students transition not only from the pre-clinical to clinical years but also transition from Florida to Pennsylvania.

South West England leadership training survey (2019)

BMJ Leader ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. leader-2020-000308
Author(s):  
Samuel Hayward ◽  
Sophie McGlade ◽  
Samantha Cockburn ◽  
Ben Ballisat ◽  
Freya Smith-Jack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Junior Doctor ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
South West ◽  
South West England

IntroductionThe National Health Service Long Term Plan recognises that excellent quality care requires great leadership. Understanding junior doctor experiences of leadership development can inform organisations to improve trainee leadership skills.MethodsA survey of South West (SW) England trainees was conducted to capture views on leadership and management training.ResultsResults came from 190 trainees across both SW deaneries, areas of practice and all training stages. Respondents agreed that leadership skills are important for doctors (n=186; 99%). Lack of time was indicated as a barrier to developing leadership skills (n=139; 75.5%). Audits and quality improvement projects were used for developing leadership skills. Colleagues were the main source of support.DiscussionSW trainees recognise the importance of developing leadership skills, underlining the need to prioritise opportunities for leadership development. Respondents had ideas to improve areas of practice, where ideas were supported, they were implemented.ConclusionCompared with national findings SW trainee experiences are positive, with more ideas implemented, more time for developing skills and more resources used. Activities engaged in closely aligned to the 70:20:10 model of leadership. Trainees should be encouraged to access support from peers and create networks of opportunity. Additional research in this area is needed.

Patients’ perceptions about medical students’ involvement in their health care at a teaching hospital in Jordan: A cross sectional study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Taha ◽  
Jawaher Khaled Al Saqer ◽  
Noora Rashed Al Harbi ◽  
Rand Nidal Younis ◽  
Fatma Dawoud Al Dawoud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

BACKGROUND Medical students’ involvement in patients’ care varies due to patient’s willingness, as some consider it as an invasion of their privacy and exposure of their disease status. Thus, exploring patients' perceptions and attitudes towards this interaction should be thoroughly investigated. OBJECTIVE To better understand the attitude of Jordanian patients towards the presence of medical students’ during their consultations and provide evidence-based data to improve the training of future doctors. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jordan University Hospital using a structured questionnaire to interview 420 patients from the out-patients’ clinics of the departments; Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery. Descriptive and multivariate data analysis was conducted using SPSS (version 25.0). RESULTS Of the patients interviewed, 94% were aware that they were in a teaching hospital, 92% approved the existence of medical students’ during their consultation and 80% accepted to be observed and examined by medical student in the presence of a senior doctor. Almost 83% of the patients believed that their consent should be obtained first and 58% of them indicated that the students asked for consent prior to interacting with them. Around 64% of the participants indicated that the maximum acceptable number of students during the consultation should not exceed 2-3, 64% had no preferred gender to interact with and 59% had no preferred training year. CONCLUSIONS Patients showed an overall positive stance towards the involvement of medical students’ in their healthcare. The majority were delighted to see medical students’ while some expressed concerns over their privacy due to the large number of students and because some do not ask for their consent. It is essential to apply medical ethics practices together with patient centered approach.

scholarly journals Medical Students Perceptions Over Their Motivations and Competencies to Volunteer in COVID-19 Pandemic - An Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills During Medical Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Alves Martins Siqueira ◽  
Matheus Belloni Torsani ◽  
Gustavo Rosa Gameiro ◽  
Lucas Albuquerque Chinelatto ◽  
Bruna Chacon Mikahil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Electronic Signature ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Motivations To Volunteer ◽  
Management And Leadership

Abstract BackgroundConsidering evidence on competency-based curriculum and the benefits of volunteering, this study highlights new ideas to improve medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated the motivations and perceptions on competencies developed as leadership and management skills in medical students who joined COVID-19 Volunteering Program in a brazilian medical school.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional, quantitative and qualitative study involving medical students from the University of Sao Paulo (USP)/Brazil. They were invited to participate in an institutional Volunteering Program during the pandemic, and filled online application forms, including sociodemographic fields and two open-ended questions about motivation to volunteer and perceptions on their own competencies. At the end of the Program, students who were involved in management-related activities were also invited to participate in focus group interviews to track their perceptions about volunteering in this area. Data were submitted to descriptive and content analysis methods. All participants provided informed consent through electronic signature.Results286 medical students have subscribed to the Volunteering Program: 171 (60%) were men, 152 (53%) were enrolled in 5th year and 158 (55%) were 23-25 years old. One-hundred and twelve (44%) students volunteered motivated by altruistic reasons, 95 (37%) reported duty and 47 (19%) prioritized academic interests. Concerning CanMEDS competencies, 91 (36%) students’ responses matched with the Scholar component, followed by 51 (20%) with Collaborator, 49 (20%) with Professional, 32 (13%) with Communicator, 17 (7%) with Leader and 11 (4%) with Health Advocate. In focus groups, students reported the importance of management and leadership skills as a curricular component, motivations to volunteer, the acquired skills from volunteering in management and leadership-related activities, highlighting the development of resilient attitude.ConclusionsStudents who participated in the FMUSP Volunteering Program reported being motivated to help others (altruistic reasons) and to serve society as future health professionals (duty). Knowledge and work-related competencies prevailed over leadership or soft skills, emphasizing the importance of including such activities in curriculum. Participating in management-related activities could help develop a more resilient attitude towards medical training.Take home messagesVolunteering programs offer students opportunities to develop essential competencies for the future health professional. Thus, we should think about including such activities in curricular structure.

scholarly journals Mentoring Needs among the Phase 1 Medical Students in the Universiti Sains Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Mohd Zarawi Mat Nor ◽  
Jamillah Al-Muhammady Mohammad ◽  
Najib Majdi Yaacob
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Learning Skill ◽  
Second Year

Mentoring programme is an important element for personal and professional development of medical students. In specific, the most important element is mentors must focus on the real issues that the students face during the mentoring process. This study aimed at comparing the prevalence of the mentoring needs and examining the association between characteristics of demography and mentoring needs among the phase 1 medical students from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). A cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2017 among the first- and second-year medical students in the School of Medical Sciences, USM. The USM mentoring inventory (USM-MT-i) questionnaire was employed to collect the data. This self-administered questionnaire consists of two domains with 17 items: communication and self-leadership skills (9 items) and learning skill (8 items). Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) for each domain were 0.915 and 0.904, respectively. The overall Cronbach’s alpha was 0.895. The prevalence of mentoring needs was determined and its association with the year of study was assessed. This study included 208 of medical students comprised 123 and 85 of the first-year and the second-year, respectively. The prevalence of communication and self-leadership skills mentoring needs among the first-year medical students was 26.8% (95% CI: 22.9%, 30.6%) and 18.8% (95% CI: 14.8%, 23.0%) among the second-year medical students. The prevalence of learning skill mentoring need was 77.2% (95% CI: 73.6%, 81.0%) among the first-year and 63.5% (95% CI: 58.5%, 68.6%) among the second-year medical students. There was a significant association between year of study and learning skill mentoring need (χ2 (1) = 4.65, P = 0.031). None of the demographic characteristics (gender, ethnic, entry qualification, origin and scholarship) was significantly associated with the mentoring needs. The data of mentoring needs among the phase 1 of medical training is crucial to provide them an effective mentoring programme.

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