Scientists need leadership training

Does leadership need emotional intelligence?

Interest in emotional intelligence has bloomed over the last few years. That it has become a standard concept in general and applied psychology, as well as in applied business settings, is indubitable. Is this popularity warranted? Casting a shadow over the concept of emotional intelligence are concerns about its meaningfulness and the construct and predictive validity of its various measures. ...

Training the next physician scientists.

In this issue of IOVS, Ambati and Cahoon 1 provide thoughtful suggestions for increasing the number and success of medical doctors (MDs) who run active research programs. My own observations over the past 2 decades concur with those of Ambati and Cahoon: our current Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) has failed to provide sufficient numbers of physician/scientists to assure that importan...

Physician scientists: We need to act now.

Training for leadership.

part of a curriculum of study, is in vogue in medicine and in many other disciplines. In his 2010 James Mackenzie Lecture, 1 Ritchie defines leadership as 'the ability to influence and motivate people' and describes leaders as people who 'cope with change, they set vision and direction, and stimulate team members to follow that vision'. It may seem ironic that leadership is assuming greater pro...

The need for strong clinical leaders – Transformational and transactional leadership as a framework for resident leadership training

BACKGROUND For the purpose of providing excellent patient care, residents need to be strong, effective leaders. The lack of clinical leadership is alarming given the detrimental effects on patient safety. The objective of the study was to assess whether a leadership training addressing transactional and transformational leadership enhances leadership skills in residents. METHODS A volunteer s...