Leadership and surgical training part 2: training toolkit for leadership development during surgical training

Abstract

Leadership skills are increasingly important for future surgeons who need knowledge of organizational structure and policy, management strategy, team collaboration and behaviours to deliver high‐quality health care in resource‐constrained environments. This article reviews the literature on leadership in postgraduate surgical education, what surgical trainees currently learn about leadership and considers how surgical trainees can develop their skills to become competent surgical leaders.

Leadership and surgical training part 1: preparing to lead the way?

“…This narrative review of the literature on leadership in postgraduate surgical education considers how surgical trainees currently learn and develop skills to become competent surgical leaders in everyday surgical practice. A second article ‘Leadership and surgical training part 2: training toolkit for leadership development during surgical training’ discusses how leadership development of surgical trainees may be facilitated 20 …”

“…Trainees tend to overestimate their leadership ability when leadership skills are not explicitly taught or assessed, possibly assuming it is similar to professional skills such as communication and teamworking. Residents in the USA reported they have strong leadership skills and were confident in their ability to lead teams despite having limited leadership knowledge 20,21 . In the UK, 93% of urology specialty registrars and new consultants felt prepared for leadership roles but on further questioning, only 19% felt prepared for managing staff and 36% for educational responsibilities including being a supervisor 26 .…”