A management skills workshop for chief residents.
A needs assessment was used to plan a national workshop on management skills for chief residents. Of replies from 1,256 residency programs, 50 percent of the respondents reported a high likelihood of attending such a workshop. The three skills that the respondents considered should be given high priority in such a workshop were giving feedback, delegating duties, and building teamwork. Based on these responses, the author designed and conducted a two-day workshop in June 1987 that was attended by 180 chief residents from 138 programs in 21 specialties from 36 states. Each skill was taught by presenting a lecture and a small-group exercise to apply the skill; these small groups were led by trained faculty members. The participants rated the workshop as 4.21 (on a 5-point scale in which 5 = very helpful). The workshop will be offered annually.
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods