CLRES 2077 - STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE

Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Health care professionals regularly occupy leadership roles in research, educational, and clinical arenas, and leadership opportunities abound in academic settings. Yet clinicians have been described as "accidental administrators," lacking training in skills necessary to be an effective to leader. Given the current challenges facing healthcare, increasing reliance on interdisciplinary teams to provide care, and greater emphasis on cost control and quality improvement, the need for clinicians to develop effective leadership skills is paramount. This course is designed for clinician-educators and researchers who want to understand the basics of leadership and management. Through selected readings, this course will develop participants' leadership skills across a variety of domains. Topics covered include understanding how academic medical centers function and how to set team culture, run a meeting, manage time, lead across difference, and create/maintain a five year plan. At the completion of the course, trainees will understanding of the basic principles of leadership and management in the context of academic medicine. *Please note in previous terms, this course was titled "Managing Your Career in Clinical & Translational Science" and "Strategic Leadership".
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad LG/SU3 Basis
Course Requirements: PLAN: Medical Education (CERT-Master's or MS), Clinical Research (CERT-Master's or MS), Clinical and Translational Sci (PHD)

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