Making Doctors Effective Managers and Leaders: A Matter of Health and Well-Being.

摘要: The COVID-19 crisis has forced physicians to make daily decisions that require knowledge and skills they did not acquire as part of their biomedical training. Physicians are being called upon be both managers-able set processes structures-and leaders-capable creating vision inspiring action. Although these may have been previously considered just nice have, now central a physician physiology biochemistry. While traditionally only selected received management training, either through executive or joint degree programs, the authors argue pandemic highlighted importance all learning leadership skills. Training should emphasize related interpersonal management, systems communication planning; seamlessly integrated into medical curriculum alongside existing content; delivered by faculty with experience. such Pediatric Leadership for UnderServed Program at University California, San Francisco, Clinical Process Improvement Mass General Brigham, include project work, instruction clinical leaders, content over time, examples training blend lacking. present Leader Education Development used Uniformed Services Health Sciences, which is woven 4 years school, an example approximates many principles espoused here. stretched logistical capabilities health care entire United States, revealing skills-often viewed soft skills-are matter life death. in will improve patient care, well-being workforce, across States.