Leadership curricula and assessment in Australian and New Zealand medical schools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Australian Medical Council, which accredits Australian medical schools, recommends medical leadership graduate outcomes be taught, assessed and accredited. In Australia and New Zealand (Australasia) there is a significant research gap and no national consensus on how to educate, assess, and evaluate leadership skills in medical professional entry degree/programs. This study aims to investigate the current curricula, assessment and evaluation of medical leadership in Australasian medical degrees, with particular focus on the roles and responsibilities of medical leadership teachers, frameworks used and competencies taught, methods of delivery, and barriers to teaching leadership.

Methods

A self-administered cross-sectional survey was distributed to senior acade

SUBMITTER: Ross SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792303 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature