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Leadership in Surgery

Every surgeon is a leader!

The role of a surgeon by definition entails leadership responsibilities. Leading an operating room and taking decision that will impact the life of a patient and his family are important aspects of this role.  The Department of Surgery is invested in supporting our surgeon-leaders in developing their leadership skills across many areas such as design thinking, lean management, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, etc.  To achieve this goal, our department joint forces with the McGill's Desautel Faculty of Management to create a leadership program that is specifically tailored to the life of a surgeon.

If you are interested participating in this leadership program, please fill out the Leadership Program Form and we will contact you.

 

Pertinent workshops and leadership sessions offered by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences:

The Faculty Development Office also offers a Leadership Development Program designed for members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University. It is geared towards those for whom leadership is part of their current or future career trajectory. Participants will have an opportunity to work on their own leadership challenges and should be in a position to implement their new skills in the workplace upon completion of the Program.

Please visit the following link for more information:
https://www.mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-facdev/programs/ldp

 

 

Interesting readings for Surgeons

We compiled a series of articles and books that can help you enhance your leadership and educational skills.

If you are interested receiving a pdf copy of a certain article or book, please fill out the Readings Request Form and we will contact you.

Leadership:

  • Gary Sharp ,* Lorna Bourke† and Matthew J. F. X. Rickard “Review of emotional intelligence in health care: an introduction to emotional intelligence for surgeons” ANZ J Surg 90 (2020) 433–440
  • Melina R. Kibbe; Herbert Chen “Leadership in Surgery” Second Edition. Springer 2019
  • Charles R. Scoggings; Raphael E. Pollock; Timothy M. Pawlick “Surgical Mentorship and Leadership. Building for Success in Academic Surgery”, Springer 2018
  • Rhona Flin, George G Youngson, Steven Yule “ Enhancing Surgical Performance. A Primer in Non-Technical Skills” Taylor and Francis 2016
  • Rifat Latifi “ Surgical decision Making. Beyond the Evidence Based Surgery. Springer 2016
  • Amna Suliman a,*, Robert E. Klaber b, Oliver J. Warren “ Exploiting opportunities for leadership development of surgeons within the operating theatre” International Journal of Surgery 11 (2013) 6e11
  • Gregory A. Jaffe, MD; Jason C. Pradarelli, MS; Christy Harris Lemak, PhD; Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD and Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH “Designing a leadership development program for surgeons, journal of surgical research 2 0 0 ( 2 0 1 6 ) 5 3 e5 8


Education:

Websites:

  • BMJ - ABCs of Learning and Teaching in Medicine - A series of articles on topics related to teaching and learning in medicine.
  • College of Family Physicians of Canada - Resources for New Teachers - This site includes resources on a variety of topics related to teaching and learning in medicine.
  • Educause - A nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
  • MedEd World - The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) developed MedEdCentral as an international online database and encyclopedia to meet the need for easy access to information and comment about medical education and education in the related healthcare professions.
  • MedEd Portal - The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) developed MedEdPORTAL as a free publishing venue and dissemination portal to support educators and learners as they create and use on-line teaching materials, assessment tools and faculty development resources.
  • Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) - A user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.

Reading:

Tobias S. Köhler; Bradeley Schwartz “ Surgeons as Educators. A guide for Academic Development and Teaching Excellence”, Springer 2018

Conflict Resolution:

Readings suggested by the Faculty Development office:

Leadership Skills for Health Care Professionals

Leading and Managing in the Lab

Personal Effectiveness

Teamwork: From a Group of Experts to an Expert Team

Strategic Planning

Business:

  • Paul R.G Cunningham, Bruce L. Flye, Jr “ A Surgeon’s Skills Become Business Skills. A continuing Journey into Adaptable Leadership” AI Practitioner Volume 16 Number 1 ISBN 978-1-907549-18-2
  • Bhagwan Satiani, “Business knowledge in surgeons”, The American Journal of Surgery 188 (2004) 13–16

Innovation:

  • Seiichi Takenoshita; Hiroshi Yasuhara, Surgery and Operating Room Innovation, Springer, 2021

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