Leadership
Elective
This unit focuses on competencies the Clinician Educator (CE) will need in order to lead teams that have an education orientation. Leadership skills are an essential ingredient in the development of new curricula, the integration of education activities within the structure and function of academic organizations and systems, the mentoring of colleagues, and the negotiation and management of conflicts. This unit will provide the CE with the theoretical framework and practical skills that he or she will require to implement the activities planned in other units.
Prerequisites: Foundations
Although there are no other prerequisites, this unit may be best appreciated toward the midpoint or end of the diploma program, when concepts from the core units and increasing experience as an educator have been established.
Competencies Addressed in this Unit
A CE must be able to:
Develop and describe his or her personal leadership philosophy
Lead a team toward the completion of an education project
Objectives
1. Demonstrate comprehension of leadership theory and context, by
describing the skills and characteristics of effective leaders in education
analyzing his or her own leadership styles and skills
describing the organizational structure and function of medical education systems in academic (regional or national) and clinical contexts
2. Demonstrate good intrapersonal practices, by
preparing a list of personal and professional leadership goals and a leadership vision
applying time management tools to align the time allocated to tasks with personal values
3. Demonstrate good interpersonal practices, by
applying (in theory or in practice) a framework for dealing with conflict in an educational context
identifying the skills required of an effective mentor
4. Demonstrate good organizational and systems practices, by
leading a team with the goal of completing a project
applying (in theory or in practice) a framework for bringing about a change in an educational program
describing the steps for strategic planning in medical education
Assessment
Please refer to theMcMaster Task List for the Educational Leadership Unit for a complete listing of the summative and formative assessments required for this unit.
Primary Review Form (To be filled by Unit Supervisor)
Suggested Readings
Articles
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Books
Covey SR. The 7 habits of highly effective people. New York: Free Press; 2004.
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Kotter JP. Leading change. Cambridge (MA): Harvard Business School Press; 1996.
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Book chapters
Bland CJ, Wersal L. Effective leadership for curricular change. In: Norman GR, van der Vleuten CPM, Newble DI, editors. International handbook of research in medical education. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2002. p. 969–79.
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Online resources