Program Overview
Focus
The Physician Leadership Program is founded on the Leadership Framework guiding all programs launched by the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. The program is designed to enhance individual leadership capacities and provide leadership tools for influencing organizational effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
- Apply key leadership theories to assessing and developing one's own leadership style and leadership approaches
- Utilize MBTI individual assessment findings and enhancement strategies to introduce new and enhanced approaches to decision-making, communication and conflict management
- Critically analyze health system case studies and propose specific management strategies
- Develop tools and approaches for leading practices in patient safety and quality
- Develop negotiating skills and approaches to managing conflict
- Put in place strategies for leading change, building teams and motivating others
Key Features
- 6 day on-campus program
- Includes in-depth assessments and feedback; leadership and team problem-solving activity
- Problem-based, interactive format using cases and role-playing exercises
- Keynote speakers and distinguished faculty from academia and health practice
- Practical take-home resources to support ongoing access to leadership tools and developments
Curriculum
- Understanding Leadership and How it is Defined in Today's Context
- Health Care System and Challenges for Physician Leadership
- Increasing Awareness of Yourself and Others - The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Panel Discussion - Physician Leaders - Experience from the Trenches
- Leading Change and Influencing People
- Leadership for Quality and Patient Safety
- Working with Professionals: Promoting High Performance Workplaces
- Leadership for High Performing Teams
- Measuring Healthcare Delivery and Understanding Healthcare Funding
- Resource Management: Getting a Fair Share
- Negotiation and Conflict Management