ArticleBMC medical education2025
Development of medical leadership competence during undergraduate medical students' final year - a cross-sectional cohort study.
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backgroundMedical leadership plays an increasing role in quality healthcare. Nearly all physicians hold leadership roles during their career. Therefore, the development of medical leadership competence should start during undergraduate education and continue to postgraduate training. Some medical schools offer specific leadership programs, but in many medical schools, students are just embedded in the clinical environment, observing leaders in action. The goal of our cohort study was to explore how undergraduate medical students assess their leadership competences at the beginning and at the end of the final year without participation in a leadership program.
methodsBetween November 2023 and June 2024, we conducted a cross-sectional cohort study with 112 students at the beginning (1
resultsNo significant differences could be found between both cohorts for neither the overall MeLeCoS score nor for any of the factors or any item. In both cohorts, the factor 2 ('Demonstrating responsible behaviour and shaping relations') had the highest level in the self-assessment (1
conclusionsGiven that there were no significant differences between both cohorts, including teaching of medical leadership into the final year is recommended. As some medical leadership competences are highly developed at the beginning of the final year, a medical leadership curriculum should start before the final year. Individual development could be monitored and reflected by self-assessment using the MeLeCoS.
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