title: Collaborating internationally on physician leadership education: first steps.
abstract: Purpose Physicians are often ill-equipped for the leadership activities their work demands. In part, this is due to a gap in traditional medical education. An emergent international network is developing a globally relevant leadership curriculum for postgraduate medical education. The purpose of this article is to share key learnings from this process to date. Design/methodology/approach The Toronto International Summit on Leadership Education for Physicians (TISLEP) was hosted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Of 64 attendees from eight countries, 34 joined working groups to develop leadership competencies. The CanMEDS Competency Framework, stage of learner development and venue of learning formed the scaffold for the work. Emotional intelligence was selected as the topic to test the feasibility of fruitful international collaboration; results were presented at TISLEP 2015. Findings Dedicated international stakeholders engaged actively and constructively through defined working groups to develop a globally relevant, competency-based curriculum for physician leadership education. Eleven principles are recommended for consideration in physician leadership curriculum development. Defining common language and taxonomy is essential for a harmonized product. The importance of establishing an international network to support implementation, evaluation, sustainability and dissemination of the work was underscored. Originality/value International stakeholders are collaborating successfully on a graduated, competency-based leadership curriculum for postgraduate medical learners. The final product will be available for adaptation to local needs. An international physician leadership education network is being developed to support and expand the work underway.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matlow
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Canada and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Ming-Ka
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Jordan David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bohnen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel Mark
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, UNAM Faculty of Medicine , Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Melchor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Mendiola
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Camps Meschino
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Lindy Michelle
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands and Department of Educational Development and Research, University of Maastricht , Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jamiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Busari
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007857:Leadership; D010820:Physicians
keywords: Doctors; Education; Health leadership competencies; International; Leadership curriculum