Leadership Track

Ethical Consideration in Leadership 

Goals:

Residents will learn about the importance of ethics in leadership, gain insight into their own values, and explore ethical dilemmas.

Objectives:

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. Identify your personal values
2. Recognize moral conflicts and identify ways to approach them

Developing Vision and Mission Statements

Goals:

Residents will learn how to develop vision, mission, and value statements and recognize how this leads to the development of a strategic plan. 

Residents will also learn about institutional culture, and how that can affect the implementation of strategic plans.

Objectives:  

At the end of the module, residents will:

1. Identify the differences between vision, mission, and values statements
2. Become familiar with their institution's and department's vision and mission statements.
3. Develop a personal vision and mission statement.
4. Become familiar with how strategic plans are developed, and why. 

Essential Communication Skills - Basics and Psychological Safety

Goal:

Residents will learn ways to improve their communication skills, so that they may become more effective leaders.

Objectives:

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. recognize techniques to enhance interpersonal communication
2. communicate appropriately based on what you know about your audience

Applied Communication Skills I - Difficult Conversations and Feedback

Goal:

Residents will learn ways to improve their communication skills, so that they may become more effective leaders, including techniques for guiding difficult conversations and modules for giving feedback.

Objectives:

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. identify steps to prepare you to navigate through a difficult conversation
2. understand the procedure for effective feedback

Applied Communication Skills II - Negotiation

Goal:  

Residents will learn negotiation techniques that they will be able to use in the future to secure resources, influence policy, and address patient concerns.

Objectives:  

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. Prepare for a negotiation using a Negotiation Planning Document
2. Identify techniques commonly used in negotiations.

Leading Teams

Goal:  

Residents will develop skills in leading teams, situational monitoring, communication and mutual support. 

Objectives:  

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. Identify factors that influence the success or failure of a team.
2. Discuss ways that leaders/team members can make a team more successful.

Leading Meetings and Giving Presentations

Goals:

Residents will understand the uses of meetings (vs other forms of communication) and will learn how to organize and run an efficient meeting.

Objectives:

At the end of the module, residents will be able to:

1. Describe when meetings are useful compared to other forms of communication
2. Develop an effective agenda

Change Management

Goal:  Residents will develop skills to navigate change effectively and guide teams through transitions.

Objectives:  At the end of this module, residents will be able to:

• Identify the tools to manage a team through change effectively
• Recognize leadership actions that help people embrace change
• Identify best practices to minimize barriers to change

Quality Improvement

Goal:  Residents will learn about strategies for process improvement.

Objectives:  At the end of the module, residents will:

1. Understand when and how to use Root Cause Analysis models
2. Develop a plan for a quality improvement project.

Financial Management

Goal:  Residents will explore basic budgeting principles, reimbursement models, and value-based care.

Objectives:  At the end of the module, residents will:

1. Recognize sources of hospital and department funding
2. Recognize the importance of accurate documentation and coding in medical finance
3. Recognize different ways in which physician compensation can be structured