Leadership skills in postgraduate medical residents
Assessment of leadership training needs of resident trainees in Pakistan
Keywords:
leadership skills, postgraduate medical residents, assessment, resident traineesAbstract
Background of the Study: Safe patient care is the fundamental objective of every healthcare facility by the services provided by high performing healthcare providers with effective leadership skills. Leadership competencies are considered now as essential for all medical trainees, not only to face challenges at individual level but it also helps them solving certain institutional and interpersonal challenges. Aim: To assess the current leadership training needs of postgraduate medical resident undergoing training in different hospitals of the Pakistan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online quantitative survey. A request link of online google survey form was sent to the residents through social media residents’ groups and through email addresses of residents to fill the form. Results: A total of 67 residents of all years completed the survey. Mean age of the residents was 30.63 ±3.87, with about 81% being male and 84% were getting done their residency training in specialty related to medicine and allied. On a Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neutral, 5 = strongly agree), residents rated the importance of leadership skills in the clinical setting as high (4.15 of 5).
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