Open AccessDo plastic surgery division heads and program directors have the necessary tools to provide effective leadership?
Author(s) -
Jugpal S. Arneja,
CW McInnes,
Norman J. Carr,
Peter Lennox,
Marie Hill,
R Petersen,
K Woodward,
Daniel P. Skarlicki
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2292-5511
pISSN - 2292-5503
DOI - 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000884
Subject(s) - leadership development , compensation (psychology) , medical education , psychology , demographics , health care , public relations , transformational leadership , medicine , political science , social psychology , sociology , demography , law
Effective leadership is imperative in a changing health care landscape driven by increasing expectations in a setting of rising fiscal pressures. Because evidence suggests that leadership abilities are not simply innate but, rather, effective leadership can be learned, it is prudent for plastic surgeons to evaluate the training and challenges of their leaders because there may be opportunities for further growth and support.