TY - JOUR
T1 - An exploration of 'perception of self' as medical leader - does perception of self require a paradigm shift from clinician to clinical leader?
AU - Moen, Charlotte
AU - Brown, Jeremy
AU - Kaehne, Axel
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Background: Clinical leadership is key to quality improvement however there is limited research regarding doctors’ perceptions of clinical leadership.
Aim: To investigate senior trainees’ perception of self as medical leader and explore what influenced their perception.
Methods: A questionnaire with open and closed questions was distributed before and after a medical leadership module. Twelve trainees were then interviewed.
Results: One hundred and fifty-six questionnaires were completed (95.7% response rate). A significant number of senior trainees did not consider themselves to be a leader however there was a statistically significant shift in their self-perception during the programme. Themes identified during the interviews included: a lack of understanding of the leadership concept, a lack of clarity of the medical leader’s role and vehicles for perspective transformation.
Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore senior trainees’ perception of self as medical leader. Findings suggest, following a paradigm shift from clinician to clinical leader senior trainees are a potential, valuable resource for quality improvement. To aid understanding of the leadership self-development process, a conceptual model is offered. The significance of the model is its focus on the individual’s leadership paradigm, as the starting point for self-exploration. This model could inform leadership development programmes.
AB - Background: Clinical leadership is key to quality improvement however there is limited research regarding doctors’ perceptions of clinical leadership.
Aim: To investigate senior trainees’ perception of self as medical leader and explore what influenced their perception.
Methods: A questionnaire with open and closed questions was distributed before and after a medical leadership module. Twelve trainees were then interviewed.
Results: One hundred and fifty-six questionnaires were completed (95.7% response rate). A significant number of senior trainees did not consider themselves to be a leader however there was a statistically significant shift in their self-perception during the programme. Themes identified during the interviews included: a lack of understanding of the leadership concept, a lack of clarity of the medical leader’s role and vehicles for perspective transformation.
Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore senior trainees’ perception of self as medical leader. Findings suggest, following a paradigm shift from clinician to clinical leader senior trainees are a potential, valuable resource for quality improvement. To aid understanding of the leadership self-development process, a conceptual model is offered. The significance of the model is its focus on the individual’s leadership paradigm, as the starting point for self-exploration. This model could inform leadership development programmes.
KW - Clinician
KW - Leader
KW - Medical Education
KW - Perception as self
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U2 - 10.1136/leader-2018-000082
DO - 10.1136/leader-2018-000082
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 2398-631x
VL - 2
SP - 103
EP - 109
JO - BMJ Leader
JF - BMJ Leader
IS - 3
ER -