Commentary: An Introduction to Leadership Self-Assessment at the Society of Neurological Surgeons Post-Graduate Year 1 Boot Camp: Observations and Commentary

Matthew A Hunt; Carl B Heilman; Max Shutran; Julian K Wu

doi:10.1093/neuros/nyw093

Commentary: An Introduction to Leadership Self-Assessment at the Society of Neurological Surgeons Post-Graduate Year 1 Boot Camp: Observations and Commentary

Neurosurgery. 2017 Mar 1;80(3):E201-E204. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw093.

Authors

Matthew A Hunt¹, Carl B Heilman², Max Shutran², Julian K Wu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 28362964
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyw093

Abstract

Recent trends in graduate medical education have emphasized the mastery of nontechnical skills, especially leadership, for neurosurgical trainees. Accordingly, we introduced leadership development and self-awareness training to interns attending the Society of Neurological Surgeons Post-Graduate Year 1 Boot Camp in the Northeast (New England/New York/New Jersey) region in 2015. Feedback about the session was collected from interns. While neurosurgical interns conveyed a desire to receive more information on improving their leadership skills, most indicated that guidance seemed to be lacking in this critical area. We discuss some of the professional development needs uncovered during this process.

Keywords: Leadership development; Neurosurgical trainees; Nontechnical skills; Self-awareness.

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Graduate*
England
Feedback
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Leadership*
Neurosurgeons / education*
Self-Assessment