title: Leadership experiences and characteristics of chairs of academic departments of psychiatry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Effective leadership in academic medicine requires a broad constellation of skills, experiences, and core values. The authors sought to describe and define these.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors conducted a web-based survey among 132 Chairs of North American departments of psychiatry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-five Chairs (64%) responded to the survey, the majority of whom were first-time Chairs. Identified leadership attributes included strategic/visionary acumen, interpersonal communication skills, core administrative and academic/technical skills, motivational capacity, personal integrity, and altruism/tenacity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The identified values are consistent with the leadership attributes that are described as necessary for success in the business community. Developing the required skill-set among faculty who aspire to become a departmental Chair is an important commitment for Deans and extant psychiatry Chairs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States