THE NEED FOR PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP EDUCATION

Although strong evidence supports the benefits of leadership training for physicians, the opportunities for such training during residency remain sparse. Balancing graduate medical education requirements with topics not directly related to accreditation, such as business, management, and leadership, is difficult. The perceptions of physicians-in-training and program directors regarding the value of learning these skills differs; however, leaders in GME should recognize that skills beyond traditional medical education are valued by residents in their quest to become successful future leaders.
HEALTHCARE IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY IN the United States, accounting for 17.9 percent of the gross domestic product, translating to $10,348 per capita expenditure. (1) National healthcare expenditure (NHE) has [...]