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Residents’ Perception On The Need For Clinical Leadership Training At The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Lance Mayabi
Residents’ Perception On The Need For Clinical Leadership Training At The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Lance Mayabi
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Background:The healthcare environment is becoming increasingly complex with physicians undertaking more leadership roles. The majority of physicians are not prepared to take up these roles, despite evolving evidence that good clinical leadership yields better clinical outcomes for both patients and healthcare organizations. Further, few residency programs explicitly embed leadership training for their students despite their positions at the forefront of healthcare delivery. This deficit ultimately leaves a multilevel healthcare “leadership” gap in a sector that depends heavily on the education process to improve clinical outcomes.
A pre-study survey of residency graduates at the Aga Khan University, Nairobi (AKU,N) undertaken …