Not taught in medical school but needed for the clinical job - leadership, communication and career management skills for final year medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Starting the first job as a young physician is a demanding challenge. Certain skills are important to master this transformation that go beyond the theoretical knowledge and practical skills taught in medical school. Competencies such as communication, leadership and career management skills are important to develop as a young physician but are usually not sufficiently taught in medical school in a structured and comprehensive way.

Methods

We performed an online survey among final year medical students regarding how they perceive their current competency level in communication, leadership and career management skills. We also assessed how they rate the importance to acquire these competencies and the current emphasis during their medical school education regarding

SUBMITTER: Behling F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11468378 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature