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Undergraduate medical education for the 21st century: leadership and teamwork.
Fam Med. 2004 Jan; 36 Suppl:S51-6.FM

Abstract

BACKGROUND

The health care delivery system is experiencing enormous flux. The knowledge and skills sets required of today's physicians include expertise in competency areas that have not been included in the traditional medical curricula. The Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century (UME-21) project was designed to develop innovative curricula that addressed the training necessary for medical students to gain skills required to provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable care in the modern health care environment. One of the nine UME-21 content areas, leadership and teamwork, has historically received relatively little attention in medical education.

METHODS

Each school participating in the UME-21 project submitted a final report that provided information for this descriptive summary of curricular innovations for teaching the concepts of leadership and teamwork to medical students. A classification lexicon for the curricular content and experiences in this content area was derived from these UME-21 project reports. Each school evaluated its curricular innovations independently using a variety of methods, largely descriptive and qualitative in nature.

RESULTS

Eight UME-21 schools developed curricula addressing the content area of leadership and teamwork. The majority of these curricula used the clinical care teams in the clinical rotations to demonstrate the principles and importance of leadership and teamwork. Three of the schools implemented didactic sessions and workshops to explicitly address leadership and teamwork. One school used the gross anatomy dissection teams as the "laboratory" for demonstrating this content material. The evaluations of these curricular efforts showed them to be positively regarded by the medical students. Outcomes of measurable changes in competency in this area of expertise were not evaluated.

CONCLUSIONS

There is little past experience in teaching leadership and teamwork in medical school. The UME-21 project supported the design and implementation of several curricular innovations in this content area, which were well received by learners. These eight leadership and teamwork curricula are described, a lexicon outlining the specific content that was addressed in this content area is presented, and lessons learned are included in this report. Further efforts to demonstrate the mastery of new skills in this important content area, based on curricula such as these, are needed.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Department of Medicine, University of Miami, USA.No affiliation info available

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14961403

Citation

O'Connell, Mark T., and John M. Pascoe. "Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century: Leadership and Teamwork." Family Medicine, vol. 36 Suppl, 2004, pp. S51-6.
O'Connell MT, Pascoe JM. Undergraduate medical education for the 21st century: leadership and teamwork. Fam Med. 2004;36 Suppl:S51-6.
O'Connell, M. T., & Pascoe, J. M. (2004). Undergraduate medical education for the 21st century: leadership and teamwork. Family Medicine, 36 Suppl, S51-6.
O'Connell MT, Pascoe JM. Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century: Leadership and Teamwork. Fam Med. 2004;36 Suppl:S51-6. PubMed PMID: 14961403.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Undergraduate medical education for the 21st century: leadership and teamwork. AU - O'Connell,Mark T, AU - Pascoe,John M, PY - 2004/2/13/pubmed PY - 2004/8/13/medline PY - 2004/2/13/entrez SP - S51 EP - 6 JF - Family medicine JO - Fam Med VL - 36 Suppl N2 - BACKGROUND: The health care delivery system is experiencing enormous flux. The knowledge and skills sets required of today's physicians include expertise in competency areas that have not been included in the traditional medical curricula. The Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century (UME-21) project was designed to develop innovative curricula that addressed the training necessary for medical students to gain skills required to provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable care in the modern health care environment. One of the nine UME-21 content areas, leadership and teamwork, has historically received relatively little attention in medical education. METHODS: Each school participating in the UME-21 project submitted a final report that provided information for this descriptive summary of curricular innovations for teaching the concepts of leadership and teamwork to medical students. A classification lexicon for the curricular content and experiences in this content area was derived from these UME-21 project reports. Each school evaluated its curricular innovations independently using a variety of methods, largely descriptive and qualitative in nature. RESULTS: Eight UME-21 schools developed curricula addressing the content area of leadership and teamwork. The majority of these curricula used the clinical care teams in the clinical rotations to demonstrate the principles and importance of leadership and teamwork. Three of the schools implemented didactic sessions and workshops to explicitly address leadership and teamwork. One school used the gross anatomy dissection teams as the "laboratory" for demonstrating this content material. The evaluations of these curricular efforts showed them to be positively regarded by the medical students. Outcomes of measurable changes in competency in this area of expertise were not evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: There is little past experience in teaching leadership and teamwork in medical school. The UME-21 project supported the design and implementation of several curricular innovations in this content area, which were well received by learners. These eight leadership and teamwork curricula are described, a lexicon outlining the specific content that was addressed in this content area is presented, and lessons learned are included in this report. Further efforts to demonstrate the mastery of new skills in this important content area, based on curricula such as these, are needed. SN - 0742-3225 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/14961403/Undergraduate_medical_education_for_the_21st_century:_leadership_and_teamwork_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -