Teamwork

Pedagogy

Neuroleadership

Accountability

Medical education

Professional development

Biology

Shared leadership

Pharmacy

Engineering

Nursing

Political science

Paleontology

Psychology

Health care

Leadership style

Context (archaeology)

Public relations

Autonomy

Curriculum

Engineering ethics

Medicine

BMC Medical Education

Effective leadership is a complex and highly valued component of healthcare education, increasingly recognised as essential to the delivery of high standards of education, research and clinical practice. To meet the needs of healthcare in the twenty-first century, competent leaders will be increasingly important across all health professions, including allied health, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and medicine. Consequently, incorporation of leadership training and development should be part of all health professional curricula. A new type of leader is emerging: one who role models the balance between autonomy and accountability, emphasises teamwork, and focuses on improving patient outcomes. Healthcare education leaders are required to work effectively and collaboratively across discipline and organisational boundaries, where titles are not always linked to leadership roles. This paper briefly considers the current theories of leadership, and explores leadership skills and roles within the context of healthcare education.

Leadership in healthcare education