Innovation in Leadership Development in Undergraduate Medical Education

Tiffany M Jordan; Joanne M Willey; Judith M Brenner

doi:10.1007/s40670-020-01138-1

Innovation in Leadership Development in Undergraduate Medical Education

Med Sci Educ. 2020 Nov 11;31(1):17-18. doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01138-1. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Tiffany M Jordan^{1

2}, Joanne M Willey^{1

3}, Judith M Brenner^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549 USA.
² Dual Degree Programs and Grants Management, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY USA.
³ Biomedical Sciences, Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY USA.
⁴ Curricular Integration and Assessment, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY USA.

Abstract

In response to the need for physician leaders, the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell developed the Klar Leadership Development and Innovation Management program. This novel program leverages its partnership with a large Northeast health system to longitudinally provide students with leadership fundamentals and mentored experiences.

Keywords: Leadership training; MLCF; Mentorship; Physician leadership; Undergraduate medical education.