Burnout and the role of authentic leadership in academic medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, there has been increasing evidence that reducing burnout in healthcare providers requires significant organizational efforts that include the integration of leadership strategies.

Methods

Focus groups were conducted across four health systems within the University of Colorado Department of Medicine in four affinity groups (administrative staff, medical trainees, research faculty, and clinical faculty). Authentic leadership theory was used for analysis to advance the understanding of the role of leadership style upon participants' work experiences and preferences, and to identify opportunities for translation of site-specific results to other academic medical settings.

Results

Study participants from each affinity group believed their clinical lead

SUBMITTER: McPherson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature