What is Quality Leadership?

Abstract

Leaders can get others on board with decision making through either delegation or empowerment.Through delegation, a leader will, through an expression of authority, determine which tasks will becompleted by which employees (Billikopf, 2003). Followers are delegated tasks and actions. On theother hand, when followers are empowered, followers have the freedom to complete tasks for thepurpose of achieving the goals and vision of the institution (Billikopf, 2003). Empowerment shares thedecision making process between the leader and the followers. "Shared decision making can improvethe quality and acceptance of decisions, bolster worker motivation and self-esteem, increase sense ofownership and improve interpersonal relations with employees" (Billikopf, 2003, p. 2).

Medical Students’ Socioeconomic Status and Academic Performance in Medical School

“…If they had consistent and equal access to learning resources, then they may not show deficits in their GPA and MCAT scores. However, as previously stated, the inequity in resources still exists when applying to medical school and can be detrimental to a student’s GPA and MCAT score when applying [ 4 , 5 ]. This topic calls into question the criteria that are used for medical school admissions.…”

“…Students who overcome these barriers and decide to pursue a medical degree are once again met with barriers that their high-SES counterparts do not have to face. Juggling familial obligations and their undergraduate studies has the potential to hurt their grade point average (GPA) and take time away from studying for the Medical School Admissions Test (MCAT), which are both important metrics during the medical school admissions evaluation process [ 4 - 5 ]. Having a low GPA and MCAT score can limit a student's ability to stand out from their peers and, in some cases, automatically disqualify an applicant if they do not meet the school’s minimum threshold.…”

“…As previously stated, students from low-SES backgrounds perform lower on exams before medical school. However, data is limited about their performance while they are in medical school [ 5 ]. Throughout medical school, students complete preclinical (Phase 1), clinical (Phase 2), and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 exams.…”