BookAnthony J. Viera, Rob Kramer, editors.
Summary: Recognizing that medical faculty face different questions or issues in different stages of their careers, this handy, practical title offers a comprehensive roadmap and range of solutions to common challenges in the complex and changing Academic Medical Center (AMC). With critical insights and strategies for both aspiring and seasoned academicians, this handbook offers a concise guide for personal career development, executive skill acquisition, and leadership principles, providing actionable, targeted advice for faculty seeking help on a myriad of new issues and situations. Pressures in today's Academic Medical Center include significant changes to the healthcare system, competition for research funding, transformation of medical education, and recruitment and retention of the ever-evolving workforce. This dynamic environment calls for razor-sharp leadership and management effectiveness to stay competitive. AMC faculty aspire to formal leadership roles for a variety of reasons: to set a new vision, to create change, or to affect policy and resource decisions. For others, weariness of past leadership styles or mistakes may catalyze wanting a chance to set a different tone. Management and Leadership Skills for Medical Faculty: A Practical Handbook is a must-have resource for faculty in AMCs and anyone with a role in healthcare leadership. .
Contents:
Section I Tools of the Trade
Developing Yourself
Communicating Effectively
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Navigating Conflict
Managing Your Time
Developing Resilience
Section II Management
Principles of Management
Running Effective Meetings
Conducting Faculty Retreats
Changing the Faces of AMC Leadership: Gender and Ethnicity
Managing Managers
Promoting Professionalism and Professional Accountability
Medical-Legal Challenges
Section III Leadership
The Leadership Stance
Coaching and Mentoring
Leading Up
Political Savvy
Moral Courage
Leading Change
Thinking Strategically
Section IV Advancing Your Career
Growing in Your Current Role
Promotion in Academic Medicine
Executive Physician Development
Moving Out to Move Up
Afterword: The Changing Healthcare Landscape.