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ArticleMedical science educator2025

The Need for Standardized Leadership Training in Undergraduate Medical Education.

Brittani P Kongala, Abigail E Watson, Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews

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Article in Medical science educator, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Brittani P KongalaFlorida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, 32306 FL U.S.A.ORCID 0009-0005-3657-7455
Abigail E WatsonFlorida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, 32306 FL U.S.A.ORCID 0009-0001-4818-1846
Shermeeka Hogans-MathewsFlorida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, 32306 FL U.S.A.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evolving role of modern physicians requires leadership skills beyond clinical expertise. Despite the growing need, leadership training in undergraduate medical education (UME) in the United States remains inconsistent and lacks standardization. This commentary reviews current leadership programs, highlights disparities in curriculum structure, and evaluates two proposed models - the Medical Leadership Competency Framework (MLCF) and emotional intelligence (EI)- as potential national frameworks. It also discusses barriers to curriculum implementation, such as, delivery format and student accessibility. To prepare future physicians to successfully lead in their roles, a standardized leadership competency must be developed and integrated into UME.

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Emotional intelligenceLeadership developmentStandardized curriculumUndergraduate medical education

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PMID41555893
PMCPMC12812106

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