title: From pilot project to annual success: creating an evidence-based leadership program for medical directors in long-term care.
abstract: Engaging physicians in health care administration is critical. Within Canada, physician leadership programs have not been designed to meet the needs of medical directors in Long-Term Care (LTC). This article explains how a pilot program for medical directors in LTC was created to develop their leadership skills, and how it has now become an annual event. The program must evolve to enable medical directors to participate in system change and innovation within LTC.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Centre, USA.
authors.forename: Tajudaullah
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhaloo
authors.forename: Akber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mithani
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007857:Leadership; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012112:Residential Facilities