title: Teaching psychiatric residents about women and leadership.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this project was to develop a seminar on women as leaders within an academic department of psychiatry and to evaluate its effectiveness.
  
  
  METHODS
  A seminar was offered as an elective to all residents within the Yale University Department of Psychiatry. Didactic presentations and open discussion were structured around the following topics: 1) exploration of leadership roles in various areas, including research, clinical practice, teaching, and administration; 2) organizational dynamics and gender; 3) negotiation skills and conflict resolution strategies; 4) role of consultation, seminars, peer support and mentoring by both men and women in the development of leadership skills; and 5) "keeping the balance: work, relationships, and personal health." The 13 participants were queried at the completion of the seminar, and a follow-up survey was performed 18 months later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The initial and follow-up evaluations were quite positive, with average ratings in the "excellent" range at both points. The 10 respondents at 18 months were unanimous that there had been a positive and lasting effect on their professional lives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A seminar on women as leaders was a successful venture within an academic department of psychiatry. The structure of the course, which incorporated specific teaching materials plus "local" expertise, could serve as a model for such seminars in other programs or could be integrated into an existing course for all residents.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA. jeanne.steiner@yale.edu
authors.forename: Jeanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazure
authors.forename: Lorraine D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Siggins
authors.forename: Merle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waxman
authors.forename: Selby C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007857:Leadership; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*