Administrative Skills for Academic Physicians

Abstract

To function effectively within the multifaceted environment of the academic medical center, academic physicians need to heighten their understanding of the economics of the health care system, and further develop their leadership and managerial skills. A literature base on organizational development and management education now exists that addresses the unique nature of the professional organization, including academic medical centers. This article describes an administration development curriculum for academic physicians. Competency statements, instructional strategies and references provide the academic physician with guidelines for expanding their professional expertise to include organizational and management skills. The continuing success of the academic medical center as a responsive health care system may depend upon the degree to which academic physicians gain sophistication in self-management and organizational administration.

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The Role of Administrative Skills in a Career as an Academic Clinician Educator

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“…The theme underpinning all of these domains is the ne-cessity to understand the goals of the institution and stakeholders and to bridge the gap by creating a collaborative environment to generate solutions. 5 The domains mentioned above have a tremendous amount of overlap. Therefore, we propose reframing domains of administrative skills as follows: organization, preparation, and reflection.…”