ASPIRE – WONCA
Physician Leadership: Webinar/Workshop Series
Authors: Natalia V. Galarza* Co-Authors: Dr. Uma Senthilkumar MD**, Israa Khan ***
*Core Faculty physician, Arizona
**Family medicine and Integrative medicine, UAE,
***Director, Organizational Development, Yuma Regional Medical Center
Background

Leadership development for physicians is important for career growth, with doctors expected to be leaders of clinical and administrative teams while advocating for their patients and spearheading health education. Ironically, leadership development is lacking during the formative years of medical school and residency education. In addition, after formal medical education graduation, most physicians let skill development sink to the bottom of the priority list, sacrificing it for clinical knowledge and the burden of their practice. The ability to become a leader has to be able to advocate for ourselves and colleagues or advance the profession overall.

Project
Three webinar sessions of 60 minutes in length each (as a series or each session), with small follow-ups.

Session #1: Introduction to leadership
• Understand the paradigm shift required for successful leadership in medicine.
• Explore the model of Situational Leadership
• Practice the “Big Three”: effective communication, feedback loops, and healthy team dynamics.

Session #2: Beyond the basics
• Discuss the role of emotional intelligence in physician leadership.
• Gain clarity on what emotional intelligence looks like in action.
• Navigate the common pitfalls experienced by physician leaders.

Session#3: Maintenance Made Easier.
• Learn a holistic 360 approach to maintaining effective leadership.
• Gain tools for mitigating the risk of burnout.

At the Sydney conference, a workshop will be conducted to bring all webinar participants on a level playing field. The certificate of completion is to be handed in at the end of the session.

References:
1. STFM.
2. Leadership Development for the Future of Family Medicine
3. Mainous AG. Let’s Reconceptualize How Leadership Training

Session #1: Introduction to leadership
• Understand the paradigm shift required for successful leadership in medicine.
• Explore the model of Situational Leadership
• Practice the “Big Three”: effective communication, feedback loops, and healthy team dynamics.

Session #2: Beyond the basics
• Discuss the role of emotional intelligence in physician leadership.
• Gain clarity on what emotional intelligence looks like in action.
• Navigate the common pitfalls experienced by physician leaders.

Session#3: Maintenance Made Easier.
• Learn a holistic 360 approach to maintaining effective leadership.
• Gain tools for mitigating the risk of burnout.