Key Tenets of Effective Surgery Leadership: Perspectives From the Society of Surgical Chairs Mentorship Sessions.
This Special Communication summarizes the key points raised at the Society of Surgical Chairs mentorship panel sessions held at the 2014 and 2015 annual meetings of the society. Highlights of these expert panel discussions include senior chairs' insights into successfully dealing with increasingly complex academic medical organizations and horizontal department management expectations in the context of the arrival of the Millennial Generation into the work force. Three key tenets of effective surgery leadership that arose from these sessions deal with the importance of (1) collaboration and cooperativity, (2) humanized relationships and mentorship, and (3) operational efficiency. Overall, the panel consensus for the future of surgery leadership was optimistic while recognizing that the demands of chairmanship are considerable.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Todd K
TK
Rosengart
School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
K Craig
KC
Kent
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Kirby I
KI
Bland
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
L D
LD
Britt
School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
Timothy J
TJ
Eberlein
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Bruce Labe
BL
Gewertz
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
John G
JG
Hunter
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Keith D
KD
Lillemoe
University of Washington, Seattle.
Carlos A
CA
Pellegrini
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
Richard D
RD
Schulick
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
Steven Charles
SC
Stain
College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Ronald J
RJ
Weigel
D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004526:Efficiency; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors