title: Medical leadership: an international perspective.
abstract: Doctors are increasingly seen as key to embedding health service improvements and there has been much international debate over how best this can be achieved. This article takes an international perspective on medical leadership and leadership development through discussion of case study examples and initiatives from around the world.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Excellence in Evidence Based Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Liverpool. h.m.osullivan@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKimm
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007857:Leadership; D010820:Physicians; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*