Open AccessWhy is the Surgical Leader also a Manager?
Author(s) -
Geoffrey Funk,
James W. Fleshman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinics in colon and rectal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.884
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0043
pISSN - 1530-9681
DOI - 10.1055/s-0040-1709436
Subject(s) - medicine , data science , computer science
The surgeon acts as a manager in the operating room, ward, classroom, and in daily life to control time. Skills cross all boundaries of medicine with specific needs in each area. Without leadership skills the nonmedical aspect of practice becomes more difficult and can make the physician less successful. Learning to manage, therefore, becomes critical.