Geraldine Maccarrick

Medical Leadership and Management (eBook, PDF)

A Case-based Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using a case-based approach, Medical Leadership and Management uses internationally recognized competency frameworks to support knowledge acquisition and skills relevant to medical management and leadership. The text and supporting cases studies describe key medical management and leadership competencies, illustrating the theoretical and practical aspects of these competencies in the healthcare setting.

With 23 years in clinical, teaching and health administration, Dr Geraldine MacCarrick has extensive knowledge of the education and training issues facing the medical profession.

Despite lack of formal training, doctors worldwide are increasingly assuming greater leadership and management roles in healthcare. Effective medical leadership is recognized as essential for improving the performance of health services, enhancing the wellbeing of patients and the quality of outcomes.

Medical Leadership and Management is of interest to all medical educators interested in supporting their students to acquire leadership and management skills in preparation for graduation and beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 111
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447147480
• Artikelnr.: 43800066

Autorenporträt

Professor MacCarrick has held posts as Dean of Medical Education in medical schools in Australia and Ireland and has helped prepare medical schools in both countries for both institutional self review and high stakes accreditation. She has also been an external assessor in medical school site visits in both hemispheres. Since graduating from medicine twenty years ago she has filled leadership roles in education and management in a range of medical organizations: hospitals, medical schools, defence force establishments and post graduate training programs. These posts have included Ireland's first Professor of Medical Education (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland); Foundation Director of Medical Education at University of Tasmania; Director of Medical Services in teaching hospitals in Australia; Senior Medical Officer (Squadron Leader rank) in a RAAF military medical establishment; Medical Educator with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Training Program in two Australian States (Tasmania and Townsville) and fifteen years in General Practice in a variety of health care settings including rural practice. With 23 years in clinical, teaching and health administration working in a variety of different health care settings she has an in-depth knowledge of the education and training issues facing the medical profession, the challenges and expectations of both clinicians and educators and the processes of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in tertiary, regional and rural settings.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2.Professional Leadership and Management in Medicine.- 3. The Effective Medical Manager. -4. Expertise in Medical Management.- 5. The Adaptable Communicator.- 6. The Creative Collaborator.- 7. The Active Advocate.- 8. The Resourceful Scholar

Rezensionen

From the book reviews:

This is an easy to read, handy guide to the needed competencies for medical leaders along with interesting case studies and questions to ponder. The book is written for anyone interested in developing their leadership and management skills. This will be useful for new medical managers or leaders. I enjoyed the case studies and questions, which add a varied and important component to this book. (Cynthia Lee Cummings, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2014)